Abstract
The sepsis or endotoxemia, in the case of the administration of bacterial fragments, is characterized by an exacerbated response of the immunological system to an infectious agent. That response leads to a production of pro and anti-inflammatory cytokines, as well as, the induction of enzymes, such as oxide nitric synthase (NOS) and the heme oxygenase (HO), culminating in fever, hypotensi…