IMR Press / FBL / Volume 18 / Issue 4 / DOI: 10.2741/4175

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BNP and NT-proBNP levels in patients with sepsis

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1 The First Hospital Affiliated to Dalian Medical University, Emergency Department, Dalian, Liaoning, 116011, China
2 The First Hospital Affiliated to Dalian Medical University, Ophthalmology Department, Dalian, Liaoning, 116011, China
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2013, 18(4), 1237–1243; https://doi.org/10.2741/4175
Published: 1 June 2013
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Deregulation of T cell response in sepsis)
Abstract

Sepsis is a severe complication of critically ill patients that is characterized by the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). The increased levels of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) are related with dysfunction of the cardiovascular system and systemic inflammation. In recent years, BNP and NT-proBNP have been the focus of studies evaluating the severity and prognosis of sepsis. In this study, we will review the role of BNP and NT-proBNP in sepsis.

Keywords
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
B-Type Natriuretic Peptide
Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
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