Table 1 Concentration of aromatic acids in serum sepsis patients and subjects of comparison groups
From: Microbial metabolites in the blood of patients with sepsis
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) |