What are the Clinical Implications of Lipopolysaccharides?
Exposure to LPS can lead to severe clinical conditions. In low doses, LPS can cause fever and mild inflammation, while high doses can result in sepsis and septic shock, characterized by extreme inflammation, vasodilation, and hypotension. Chronic exposure to low levels of LPS has also been linked to chronic inflammatory diseases like atherosclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
