Table 1

Concentration of aromatic acids in serum sepsis patients and subjects of comparison groups

Aromatic acid (ng/ml)
Patients with sepsis (n = 12)
Volunteers (n = 16)
Patients before surgery (n = 36)
Patients with smooth recovery (n = 9)
Patients with pneumonia (n = 10)

p-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid
2,140 (631–3,516)
72 (62–93)***
114 (53–220)***
263 (109–313)**
456 (344–667)*
3-Phenylpropionic acid
0
35 (20–54)**
4 (0–29)
0
0 (0–3)
Phenyllactic acid
367 (217–1,098)
47 (37–64)**
58 (37–93)**
89 (68–126)*
112 (89–177)*
p-Hydroxyphenyllactic acid
1,543 (564–2,731)
195 (159–371)***
254 (134–373)***
288 (269–772)*
465 (314–836)
1-Indolacetic acid
0
262 (113–385)***
47 (0–218)*
275 (228–499)***
0 (0–27)
3-Indolacetic acid
246 (183–628)
93 (56–141)*
181 (60–542)
57(30–74)*
231 (149–375)

Data presented as median (25th–75th percentile range). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.001, ***P < 0.0001, compared with sepsis patients.

Khodakova and Beloborodova Critical Care 2007 11(Suppl 4):P5   doi:10.1186/cc5984