Reframing Sepsis Immunobiology for Translation

Manu Shankar-Hari*, Thierry Calandra, Miguel P Soares, Michael Bauer, W. Joost Wiersinga, Hallie C. Prescott, Julian C Knight, J Kenneth Baillie, Lieuwe D J Bos, Lennie P G Derde, Simon Finfer, Richard S. Hotchkiss, John Marshall, Peter Openshaw, Christopher W Seymour, Fabienne Venet, Jean-Louis Vincent, Christophe Le Tourneau, Anke-Hilse Maitland-van der Zee, Iain B. McInnesTom van der Poll

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Sepsis is a common and deadly condition. The current framing of dysregulated host immune responses within the sepsis immunobiology model into pro-inflammatory and immunosuppressive responses for testing novel treatments, have not resulted in successful immunomodulatory therapies. Thus, the recent focus has been to parse observable heterogeneity into subtypes of sepsis to enable personalized immunomodulation. In this perspective we highlight that many fundamental immunological concepts such as resistance, disease tolerance, resilience, resolution, and repair are not incorporated into the current sepsis immunobiology model. The focus for addressing heterogeneity in sepsis should broaden beyond subtyping, onto identifying deterministic molecular
networks or dominant mechanisms. We explicitly reframe the dysregulated host immune responses in sepsis as pathologic disruption and/or alteration in homeostasis of the immune-driven resistance, tolerance and resolution mechanisms occurring concurrently. Our reframing highlights novel treatment opportunities and could enable successful immunomodulation in the future.
Keywords: Sepsis, immunobiology, precision medicine, molecular mechanisms, subtyping, immunomodulation




































Original languageEnglish
JournalThe Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Publication statusPublished - 23 Feb 2024

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