CD44 and Sepsis: The boxplot revealed 26 differentially expressed genes between the sepsis-induced ALI and control samples: Ncf2, Slc2a6, Cd44, Txnip, Slc2a1, Ubc, Hspb1, Zfp36, Arntl, Ddit4, Tnfaip3, Txnrd1, Mt1, Hmox1, Gch1, Gclc, Stat3, Egfr, Hif1a, Bach1, Socs1, Dusp1, Cdkn1a, Fth1, Steap3, and Alox12 (Fig. 3b).