Organ-targeted biomarkers of sepsis: A systematic review reveals the value of inflammation and lipid metabolic dysregulation

Sepsis, a life-threatening systemic inflammatory response to infection, progresses to multiorgan dysfunction involving the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, and liver. Its heterogeneous pathogenesis involves intertwined pathways such as inflammationmetabolism imbalance, immune dysregulation, mitochondr...

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Main Authors: Zhixin Xu, Jingdi Zhang, Zhan Li, Hongzheng Wu, Honglin Xu, Ye Guo, Yongzhe Li
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Published: Elsevier 2025-09-01
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author Zhixin Xu
Jingdi Zhang
Zhan Li
Hongzheng Wu
Honglin Xu
Ye Guo
Yongzhe Li
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Yongzhe Li
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description Sepsis, a life-threatening systemic inflammatory response to infection, progresses to multiorgan dysfunction involving the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, and liver. Its heterogeneous pathogenesis involves intertwined pathways such as inflammationmetabolism imbalance, immune dysregulation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and programmed cell death. While traditional biomarkers such as CRP and PCT lack organ-specific sensitivity, emerging multiomics technologies enable systematic network analysis beyond single-molecule detection. Current organ-specific biomarkers focus on four categories: ① inflammatory factors, such as interleukin-6 and high-mobility group protein B1; ② lipid metabolism molecules, such as fatty acid-binding proteins; ③ functional enzymes, such as cholinesterase and NADPH oxidase 4; and ④ noncoding RNAs, such as miR-155 and lncRNA NEAT1, that regulate epigenetic mechanisms. This study systematically reviews the characteristics of biomarkers of organs affected by sepsis reported over the past decade, focuses on analyzing their clinical transformation potential and limitations, and explores the development strategy of multidimensional biomarkers on the basis of the organ interaction network.
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spelling doaj-art-e6f2442b6f8445599902ccb96b3f49ce2025-08-22T04:55:11ZengElsevierPharmacological Research1096-11862025-09-0121910791710.1016/j.phrs.2025.107917Organ-targeted biomarkers of sepsis: A systematic review reveals the value of inflammation and lipid metabolic dysregulationZhixin Xu0Jingdi Zhang1Zhan Li2Hongzheng Wu3Honglin Xu4Ye Guo5Yongzhe Li6Department of Clinical Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence to: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, 1Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China.; Department of Clinical Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence to: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, 1Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China.; Department of Clinical Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaSepsis, a life-threatening systemic inflammatory response to infection, progresses to multiorgan dysfunction involving the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, and liver. Its heterogeneous pathogenesis involves intertwined pathways such as inflammationmetabolism imbalance, immune dysregulation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and programmed cell death. While traditional biomarkers such as CRP and PCT lack organ-specific sensitivity, emerging multiomics technologies enable systematic network analysis beyond single-molecule detection. Current organ-specific biomarkers focus on four categories: ① inflammatory factors, such as interleukin-6 and high-mobility group protein B1; ② lipid metabolism molecules, such as fatty acid-binding proteins; ③ functional enzymes, such as cholinesterase and NADPH oxidase 4; and ④ noncoding RNAs, such as miR-155 and lncRNA NEAT1, that regulate epigenetic mechanisms. This study systematically reviews the characteristics of biomarkers of organs affected by sepsis reported over the past decade, focuses on analyzing their clinical transformation potential and limitations, and explores the development strategy of multidimensional biomarkers on the basis of the organ interaction network.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1043661825003421SepsisInflammation–metabolism imbalanceLipid metabolismMultiomics
spellingShingle Zhixin Xu
Jingdi Zhang
Zhan Li
Hongzheng Wu
Honglin Xu
Ye Guo
Yongzhe Li
Organ-targeted biomarkers of sepsis: A systematic review reveals the value of inflammation and lipid metabolic dysregulation
Pharmacological Research
Sepsis
Inflammation–metabolism imbalance
Lipid metabolism
Multiomics
title Organ-targeted biomarkers of sepsis: A systematic review reveals the value of inflammation and lipid metabolic dysregulation
title_full Organ-targeted biomarkers of sepsis: A systematic review reveals the value of inflammation and lipid metabolic dysregulation
title_fullStr Organ-targeted biomarkers of sepsis: A systematic review reveals the value of inflammation and lipid metabolic dysregulation
title_full_unstemmed Organ-targeted biomarkers of sepsis: A systematic review reveals the value of inflammation and lipid metabolic dysregulation
title_short Organ-targeted biomarkers of sepsis: A systematic review reveals the value of inflammation and lipid metabolic dysregulation
title_sort organ targeted biomarkers of sepsis a systematic review reveals the value of inflammation and lipid metabolic dysregulation
topic Sepsis
Inflammation–metabolism imbalance
Lipid metabolism
Multiomics
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1043661825003421
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