CCL4 and bacterial infectious disease with sepsis: There were significant differences in plasma levels of six soluble mediators between the two “bacteremia” and “non-bacteremia” groups, using Mann–Whitney U test (p < 0.0014): tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), CCL4, E-selectin, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), intracellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and TIMP-1.