ACTH

Adrenocorticotropes Hormon (Corticotropin)

ARDS

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

CARS

Compensatory antiinflammatory response syndrome

CBG

Corticosteroid-bindendes Globulin

CI

Confidence intervall

cGMP

Zyklisches Guanosin-monophosphat

CLP

Cecal ligation and puncture

DIC

Disseminated intravascular coagulation

GC

Glucocorticoid

GM-CSF

Granulocyte/macrophage-colony-stimulating factor

HC

Hydrocortison

HF

Herzfrequenz

HLA

Human leukocyte antigen

IFN-γ

Interferon-γ

ICAM-1

Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1

IL

Interleukin

LPS

Lipopolysaccharid

MAP

Mean arterial pressure

MODS

Multi organ dysfunction syndrome

NO

Stickstoffmonoxid

NOS

Stickstoffmonoxid Synthase

NNR

Nebennierenrinde

OR

Odds Ratio

PG(E)

Prostaglandin (E)

PHA

Phytohämagluttinin

PVR

Pulmonary vascular resistance

RR

Relative Risk

(r)NNRI

(relative) Nebennierenrindeninsuffizienz

SIRS

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome

SVR

Systemic vascular resistance

TGF-ß

Transforming growth factor ß

TH

T-Helfer Lymphozyten

TLR

Toll-Like Receptor

TNF-(R)

Tumor Nekrose Faktor (Rezeptor)