However, the present results have extended that when co-signaling molecules such as PD-1, CD28, PD-L1, and CD86 in NK cells were added into the multivariate regression analysis, the percentage of PD-L1+ NK cells was considered as an independent risk factor for 28-day mortality, suggesting that the inhibitory receptor, such as PD-L1 in NK cells might predict the prognosis of patients with sepsis as compared to the NK cell counts. The gene discussed is PDCD1; the disease is Sepsis.