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Editorial
. 2025 Feb;29(2):95-97.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24912.

Blue Hopes, Red Flags: The Methylene Blue Dilemma in Sepsis Shock

Deepak Govil  1 , Anant Vikram Pachisia  2
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Editorial

Blue Hopes, Red Flags: The Methylene Blue Dilemma in Sepsis Shock

Deepak Govil et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2025 Feb.

Abstract

How to cite this article: Govil D, Pachisia AV. Blue Hopes, Red Flags: The Methylene Blue Dilemma in Sepsis Shock. Indian J Crit Care Med 2025;29(2):95-97.

Keywords: Circulatory failure; Methylene blue; Septic shock; Vasoplegia; Vasopressin; Vasopressors.

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NO production and action of methylene blue (IL-1, interleukin-1; IL-6, interleukin-6; TNFα, tumor necrosis factor-alpha; NO nitric oxide, iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase; cNOS, constitutive nitric oxide synthase; sGC, soluble guanylyl cyclase; cGMP, cyclic guanosine monophosphate; GTP, guanosine triphosphate)
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