NDUFB6 and Sepsis: By importing results into Cytoscape and employing the cytohubba plugin’s MCC algorithm, 10 mitochondrial genes closely related to sepsis were identified, including NDUFA2, COX7C, UQCRH, UQCR11, NDUFB6, COX7B, NDUFA1, NDUFA4, COX7A2, and NDUFB3 (Fig. 4B).