Figure 4From: Phase I safety trial of intravenous ascorbic acid in patients with severe sepsis Plasma thrombomodulin (TM) levels measured in septic placebo controls and ascorbic acid infused patients. Plasma TM levels measured in the ascorbic acid infused patients exhibited no rise throughout the 4 days of study. Patients in the placebo group showed a trend towards increased plasma TM levels beginning at 36 hours, though it did not achieve statistical significance. Placebo (О), Lo-AscA (▼), Hi-AscA (▲).Back to article page