Sepsis remains a major cause of death in developed countries. A better understanding of the mechanisms involved in the regulation of inflammatory and immune response of patients with severe sepsis is an important step that could open the way for new therapeutic approaches.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
68
CHU de LIMOGES
Limoges, France
Change in Peripheral Blood MDSC concentration during ICU hospitalization for Severe Sepsis
Number of patients showing an increase of Myeloid derived suppressive cells from baseline at Day 30. Kinetic of Myeloid derived suppressive cells through weekly measures of Absolute Cell Counts (using flow cytometry)
Time frame: Average 30 days - Patients will be followed up until hospital discharge
Immuno- inflammatory status
Pro-inflammatory cytokines determined by flow cytometry
Time frame: Day 0, Day3, Day 7 and once a week until the intensive care unit discharge
MDSCs presence in the blood and bone marrow.
Concentration of MDSC in the blood determined by flow cytometry
Time frame: Day 0
Assessment of MDSC specific gene expressions
Measurement of MDSC activation by real-time qRT-PCRMDSC cell culture
Time frame: Day 0 vs Days 3, 7, 14, 21, 28
Assessment of MDSC functional status
Inhibition of T cell proliferation capacity (co-culture assay in vitro)MDSC cell culture
Time frame: Day 0 vs Days 3, 7, 14, 21, 28
Mortality
Dead or alive
Time frame: Day 28 and Day 90
Incidence of hospital acquired secondary infections at Day 28
Incidence of hospital acquired secondary infections at Day 28
Time frame: Day 28
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SOFA score
Calculating of SOFA score
Time frame: Day 0, Day3, Day 7 and once a week until the intensive care unit discharge