ACCP

American College of Chest Physicians

AK

Antikörper

APC

Allophycocyanin

APZ

Antigen-präsentierende Zelle

ATS

American Thoracic Society

AUC

Area under the Curve (Fläche unter der Kurve)

BSG

Blutsenkungsgeschwindigkeit

CARS

Compensatory Antiinflammatory Response Syndrome

CCM

Charité Campus Mitte

CD

Cluster of Differenciation (Nomenklatur für Oberflächenmoleküle)

cGMP

zyklisches Guanosinmonophosphat

CI

Konfidenzintervall

CO

Kohlenmonoxid

CO₂

Kohlendioxid

CRP

C-reaktives Protein

C_T

Threshold Cycle

DEPC-H₂O

Diethyl-Pyrocarbonat-Wasser

DHZB

Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin

DNA

Desoxy-Ribonukleinsäure

EDTA

Ethylendiamintetraessigsäure

ELISA

Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay

ESICM

European Society of Intensive Care Medicine

FACS^TM

Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting

FET

Fluoreszenz-Energietransfer

FITC

Fluoreszeinisothiozyanat

FKS

fetales Kälberserum

FSC

Forward Scatter

HCl

Salzsäure

HLA

Human Leucocyte Antigen

HLM

Herzlungenmaschine

HO-1

Hämoxigenase-1

HPA-Achse

Hypothalamus-Hypophysen-Nebennieren-Achse

HPRT

Hypoxanthin-Guanin-Phosphoribosyl-Transferase

HWZ

Halbwertszeit

ICAM

Intercellular Adhesion Molecule

IFN

Interferon

Ig

Immunglobulin

IL

Interleukin

iNOS

inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase

ITS

Intensivstation

KHCO₃

Kaliumbikarbonat

LBP

LPS binding Protein

LPS

Lipopolysaccharid

MARS

Mixed Antagonistic Response Syndrome

MBP

Mannose binding Protein

MODS

Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

MOV

Multiorganversagen

NaN₃

Natriumazid

NaOH

Natriumhydroxid

NF

Nuklear Factor

NH₄Cl

Ammoniumchlorid

NK-Zellen

Natürliche Killerzellen

NO

Stickoxid

NPV

negativ prädiktiver Wert

NTC

No Template Controls

NTP

Nukleotidtriphosphat

O₂

Sauerstoff

PAF

Plättchen-aktivierender Faktor

PBS

Phosphat buffered Solution

PCR

Polymerase Chain Reaction

PCT

Procalcitonin

PE

Phycoerythrin

PerCP

Peridin-Chlorophyll

PG

Prostaglandin

PMA

Phorbol-12-Myristat-13-Acetat

PMN

polymorphnukleär

PMT

Photomultiplier

PPV

positiv prädiktiver Wert

RA

Rezeptor-Antagonist

RNA

Ribonukleinsäure

ROC

Receiver Operating Characteristics

RR

Relatives Risiko

RT-PCR

Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase-Ketten-Reaktion

SCCM

Society of Critical Care Medicine

SIRS

Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

SIS

Surgical Infection Society

SOCS-3

Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling-3

SSC

Side Scatter

sTNF-α-R

soluble TNF-α Receptor

TGF

Transforming Growth Factor

TLR

Toll Like Receptor

TMB

3,3´,5,5´-Tetra-Methyl-Benzidin

TNF

Tumor-Nekrose-Faktor

UNG

Uracil-N-Glycosylase

ZNS

Zentrales Nervensystem