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. 2022 May 1;50(5):e502-e503.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005484. Epub 2022 Apr 11.

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Tatiana Barichello et al. Crit Care Med. .
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Dr. Barichello received support for article research from the National Institutes of Health. The remaining authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1.
Influence of the microbiota-gut-brain axis on inflammatory and immune response after sepsis. The diagram depicts the many alterations observed in preclinical and clinical sepsis compared with healthy controls. The up-arrow shows a rise in the relative mechanism, while the down-arrow represents a drop. BBB = blood-brain barrier, SCFAs = short-chain fatty acids, TRYP = tryptophan metabolites.

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