Comment on “IL-15 Prevents Apoptosis, Reverses Innate and Adaptive Immune Dysfunction, and Improves Survival in Sepsis” and Comment on “IL-7 Promotes T Cell Viability, Trafficking, and Functionality and Improves Survival in Sepsis”

摘要

I read with interest the articles by Hotchkiss et al. on IL-15 ([1][1]) and IL-7 ([2][2]) improving survival in sepsis, based on a mouse model of cecal ligation and puncture. We measured plasma cytokines in Malawian children with severe bacterial infection, using a multiplex assay as part of a