Van Aken Hugo, and Vestweber Dietmar: Foreword .................. 7
Heitz Philipp U.: Welcome by Leopoldina Executive Committee ..... 9
Rossaint Rolf, and Rossaint Jan: Sepsis: A Challenge for
Politicians, Researchers, and Clinicians .................... 11
Basic Mechanisms - New Insights in an Old Problem
Zarbock Alexander, and Rossaint Jan: Pathogenesis of Sepsis
and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome ..................... 21
Ley Klaus: Mechanisms of Neutrophil Activation during
Inflammation ................................................ 29
Vestweber Dietmar: Adhesion and Signalling Molecules
Controlling Leukocyte Transmigration ........................ 33
Koch Alexander, and Zacharowski Kai: Toll-Like Receptors ....... 37
McDonald Braedon, and Kubes Paul: Intravascular Immunity to
Infection and Sterile Inflammation (Extended Abstract) ...... 51
Treatment of Sepsis - Challenges and New Concepts
Thiel Manfred: Immunotherapy of Sepsis - A Review .............. 55
Westphal Martin: Fluid Resuscitation in Sepsis - What, When
and How (Much)? ............................................. 69
Möhnle Patrick, Briegel Josef, and Kreth Simone:
Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Sepsis (Extended
Abstract) ................................................... 73
Peters Georg: Treatment of Sepsis - Challenges and New
Concepts (Extended Abstract) ................................ 77
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