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Text: Compared to group C, the patients with sepsis have significantly : lower PLT (10 9/L : 211. 3777. 84 vs. 272. 3334. 23, P < 0. 01), increased MPV (fL : 10. 240. 81 vs. 9. 640. 66, P < 0. 05) and PDW (fL : 17. 791. 68 vs. 15. 611. 54, P < 0. 01), up-regulated platelet TLR4 [(39. 939. 07) % vs. (23. 504. 68) %] and PAC-1 expression [(42. 218. 74) % vs. (21. 023. 49) %], both P < 0. 01, and higher level of sCD40L (g/L : 6. 941. 05 vs. 3. 270. 41) and TNF - (ng/L : 60. 109. 77 vs. 4. 083. 08), both P < 0. 01.