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Sepsis is driven by a dynamic multicellular network of immune cells, and targeting these interactions through precision strategies—while distinguishing between immune tolerance and pathological immunoparalysis—is essential for improving outcomes. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To review how dynamic multicellular interaction networks drive immune dysregulation in sepsis and to outline precision therapeutic strategies targeting these pathways.

September 5, 2026Biology DirectOpen Access

Immune dysregulation in sepsis: from cellular dysfunction to interaction networks and therapeutic strategies

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DGDezhi Guo WZWangzheqi Zhang YLYan LiaoSecond Military Medical University

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Review uncovers multicellular network drivers of hyperinflammation and immunoparalysis in sepsis, indicating precision immunotherapy requires distinguishing immune tolerance from immunoparalysis.

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To review how dynamic multicellular interaction networks drive immune dysregulation in sepsis and to outline precision therapeutic strategies targeting these pathways.
Synthesized literature on multicellular crosstalk involving neutrophils, macrophages, T cells, dendritic cells, and platelets during sepsis progression.
Evaluated mechanisms of cytokine and metabolic crosstalk, immune checkpoint signaling, and biomarker-guided approaches.
Demonstrated that sepsis involves concurrent hyperinflammation and immunoparalysis driven by network-level cellular crosstalk rather than isolated cell defects.
Delineated the critical distinction between protective PPAR-mediated immune tolerance and pathological immunoparalysis characterized by decreased monocyte HLA-DR expression.
Identified precision therapeutic strategies—including immune checkpoint modulation, metabolic interventions, and biomarker-guided timing—to restore immune balance.

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Guo et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd3c76b95aff0620eae59 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13062-026-00953-7

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Review uncovers multicellular network drivers of hyperinflammation and immunoparalysis in sepsis, indicating precision immunotherapy requires distinguishing immune tolerance from immunoparalysis.

Immune dysregulation in sepsis: from cellular dysfunction to interaction networks and therapeutic strategies

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Immune dysregulation in sepsis: from cellular dysfunction to interaction networks and therapeutic strategies

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