Figure 3.

(Previous page) The alterations of cell membrane phospholipids for sepsis diagnosis (Table 1), septic shock diagnosis (Table 2), prognostication of sepsis (Table 3), prognostication of septic shock (Table 4), and monitoring the treatment response (Table 5). A down-sided triangle (▼) represents a decreased level, whereas an up-sided triangle (▲) represents vice versa. Several kinds of the cell membrane phospholipids are involved in this setting. An alteration of phosphatidylcholines (PCs), phosphatidylserine (PS), phosphatidylglycerols (PGs), lysophosphatidylcholines (LysoPCs), lysophosphatidylethanolamines (LysoPEs), cardiolipins, and sphingomyelines (SMs) are demonstrated.