About the Authors

Catherine Fitting

Affiliation Unit Cytokines & Inflammation, Department of Infection and Epidemiology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

Marianna Parlato

Affiliation Unit Cytokines & Inflammation, Department of Infection and Epidemiology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

Minou Adib-Conquy

Affiliation Unit Cytokines & Inflammation, Department of Infection and Epidemiology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

Nathalie Memain

Affiliation Service de reanimation, Delafontaine Hospital, Saint Denis, France

François Philippart

Affiliation Service de réanimation médico-chirurgicale, Groupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France

Benoît Misset

Affiliation Service de réanimation médico-chirurgicale, Groupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France

Mehran Monchi

Affiliation Service de Soins Intensifs, Jacques Cartier Hospital, Massy-Palaiseau, France

Jean-Marc Cavaillon

jean-marc.cavaillon@pasteur.fr

Affiliation Unit Cytokines & Inflammation, Department of Infection and Epidemiology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

Christophe Adrie

Affiliation Service de Physiologie et d’exploration fonctionnelles, Cochin Hospital, University of Paris Descartes, Sorbonne cite, Paris, France

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CA JMC MAC. Performed the experiments: CF MP MAC. Analyzed the data: CA JMC MAC CF MP FP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NM FP BM MM CA. Wrote the paper: JMC CA.