The CD40 rs1883832 Polymorphism Affects Sepsis Susceptibility and sCD40L Levels

Figure 1

CD40 expression in healthy controls and sepsis patients. (a) CD40 mRNA expression in healthy controls () and sepsis patients (). (b) Representative immunoblot showing CD40 protein expression in healthy controls () and sepsis patients (). CD40 expression was significantly higher in sepsis patients compared to healthy controls both at mRNA and protein levels. All data are presented as the mean ± SD. compared with healthy controls.