In this case, because it is caused by bacterial toxins, it is called septic shock.
Is cortisol necessary for severe sepsis or septic shock?
Clinically, septic shock caused by sepsis is a frequent cause of death for patients in intensive care.
This gene codes for a receptor - nicknamed a Toll-like receptor - that binds to a bacterial product involved in septic shock.
In many inflammatory diseases such as septic shock (9), and psoriasis (10) the change in protein tyrosine kinase activity has been shown.