Objective To study dynamically the correlation between endotheliocyte functions

inflammation-related factors and TCM syndromes in sepsis patients.Methods According to the TCM syndrome differentiation

68 septic patients were divided into Qi-fen group （23 cases）

Ying-fen group （28 cases）

and Xue-fen group （17 cases）.The control group （26 cases） was built up for contrast.Serum von willebrand factor （vWf）

nitric oxide （NO）

tumor necrosis factor-α （TNF-α）

interleukin 6 （IL-6）

interleukin 2（IL-2）

interleukin 4 （IL-4）

and white blood cell （WBC） count of all groups were measured.Results TNF-α

IL-6

and WBC in all the sepsis groups were significantly higher than those in the control group （P<0.05 or P<0.01）.IL-4 in the Ying-fen group and Xue-fen groups was increased （P<0.01 or P<0.05）.The vWf and NO in the Xue-fen group were higher than those in the control group （P<0.05 or P<0.01）.Comparison in the sepsis groups showed that NO in the Xue-fen group was significantly higher than that in the Qi-fen group and Ying-fen groups （P<0.01）;while vWf in the Xue-fen group was significantly higher than that in the Ying-fen group （P<0.01）.Conclusion The level of vWf and NO of sepsis patients varies with the different TCM Syndromes.Dynamic observation on vWf and NO contributes to the TCM syndrome differentiation for sepsis.