This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30670928, No. 81070055), Beijing Educational Commission (No. PXM2011_014226 07 000060), Beijing Science and Technology Commission (No. Z111100074911001), Beijing Natural Science Foundation (No. 7112046, No. 7122056), Beijing Health System High Level Health Technical Personnel Training Plan (No. 2011-1-4).
Background An inflammatory response leading to organ dysfunction and failure continues to be a major problem after injury in many clinical conditions such as sepsis, severe burns, and trauma. It is increasingly recogn...