Is sRAGE elevated in septic patients and associated with patients outcome?
This is the first study showing elevated plasma sRAGE concentrations in septic patients. It is noteworthy that nonsurvivors had higher plasma sRAGE concentrations than survivors, suggesting that sRAGE is related to severity and outcome of septic patients. Further clinical studies are required to investigate the usefulness of sRAGE as a new sepsis marker.
This study shows that exercise performed at a late stage after MI restored a transmural non-uniformity of myocardium lost during HF. Recoveries of Ca(2+) homeostasis and myofilament function of cardiomyocytes contribute to this beneficial effect.