Figure 1.

Kinetics of serum soluble Fas (sFas) and soluble Fas ligand (sFasL) after major trauma. (a) sFas levels in patients who developed sepsis during the first 10 days after trauma (n = 18, dark gray boxes) are significantly elevated when compared to the values determined in patients with uneventful recovery (n = 29, light gray boxes) and healthy volunteers (n = 17, white box). (b) No alterations in sFasL levels were observed between different groups. The horizontal line across the boxplots represents the median, and the lower and upper ends of the boxplots are the 25th and 75th percentiles, respectively. Whiskers indicate the minimum and maximum values, respectively. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 vs. control group; ^#P < 0.05, ^##P < 0.01 vs. nonsepsis group.