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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Chest Med. 2016 Mar 12;37(2):321–331. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2016.01.011

Table 1.

Summary of major metabolic changes in sepsis

Physiologic change in sepsis Metabolic impact
Inline graphicGluconeogenesis, glycolysis Hyperglycemia
Inline graphicl1;Protein catabolism Altered circulating amino acids
Inline graphicLipolysis Inline graphicTriglycerides, Inline graphiclipoproteins
Inline graphicMicronutrients Inline graphicOxidative stress
Inline graphicNeuroendocrine activation Inline graphicCatecholamines, Inline graphiccounterregulatory hormones
Inline graphicCortisol Hyperglycemia
Inline graphicCatecholamine release Inline graphicGluconeogenesis, Inline graphicglycolysis
Inline graphicCytokine release Hyperglycemia, insulin resistance
Impaired oxygen utilization Inline graphicReactive oxygen species