passages.id: split_1_test_1623_passage
passages.type: progene_text
passages.text: Recent studies suggest that increased activation - induced lymphocyte apoptosis ( AICD ) is detected in mouse splenocytes during polymicrobial sepsis which may contribute to lymphocyte immune dysfunction [ i.e. , decreased interleukin ( IL-) 2 and interferon-gamma ( IFN-gamma ) production ] leading to the associated morbidity seen in those animals .