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  • Trace Element Metabolism
  • Critical Care Medicine

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  • Sepsis is a global health crisis with unclear mechanisms and diagnostics.
  • Zinc is vital for immune function, and its levels change during sepsis.
  • Observed zinc redistribution and correlations with sepsis outcome suggest its role in the disease.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the role of zinc alterations in host defense during sepsis.
  • To investigate zinc's potential as a diagnostic marker for sepsis severity and outcome.
  • To understand how zinc homeostasis impacts sepsis pathobiology and treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Observational studies analyzing zinc concentrations in serum and tissues during sepsis.
  • Correlation analyses between zinc levels, disease severity, and patient outcomes.
  • Literature review on zinc's proposed mechanisms in immune response and organ protection.

Main Results:

  • Zinc redistributes from serum to the liver in sepsis.
  • Altered zinc concentrations correlate with sepsis severity.
  • Zinc may function in nutritional immunity, hepatoprotection, immune cell differentiation, and acute-phase protein synthesis.

Conclusions:

  • Zinc homeostasis alterations are significant in sepsis and linked to disease progression.
  • Zinc's multifaceted roles suggest potential as a diagnostic biomarker.
  • Further research into zinc's mechanisms could optimize sepsis treatment strategies.