Fig. 1
From: Applications of peptides in nanosystems for diagnosing and managing bacterial sepsis
Immune responses in sepsis owing to infection. Illustration of converting to sepsis from infection. Immune cells activation results in the overproduction of inflammatory mediators that induce detrimental changes in cells and tissues, leading to multiorgan dysfunction and failure (SOFA: sequential organ failure assessment; EWS: early warning score; iNOS: inducible nitric oxide synthase; ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome) (Adopted with permission from [55]