Increased Death of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells after TLR4 Inhibition in Sepsis Is Not via TNF/TNF Receptor-Mediated Apoptotic Pathway

Table 1

Clinical characteristics in patients with sepsis (number, error mean).

	All patients ()
Age (years)
Male (%)	12 (60.0)
APACHE II score
History (%)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	2 (10.0)
Heart failure	2 (10.0)
Hypertension	8 (40.0)
Diabetes mellitus	7 (35.0)
Old cerebral vascular accident	3 (15.0)
End-stage renal disease	3 (15.0)
Liver cirrhosis	3 (15.0)
Infection source
Pneumonia	14 (70.0)
Urinary tract infection	5 (25.0)
Others	1 (5.0)
Adverse event
Acute respiratory failure	20 (100.0)
Gastrointestinal bleeding	1 (5.0)
Acute renal failure	9 (45.0)
Shock	11 (55.0)
Thrombocytopenia	6 (30.0)
Jaundice	3 (15.0)
Bacteremia	8 (40.0)
28-day mortality	6 (30.0)

Abbreviations: APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation.