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Therefore, a deeper understanding of sepsis pathogenesis and the identification of novel therapeutic targets are urgently needed to improve patient outcomes. Recent studies have revealed that RNAs can undergo glycosylation, generating a previously unrecognized class of molecules known as glycosylated RNAs (glycoRNAs), which are localized on the outer surface of cells. GlycoRNAs are highly expressed in immune cells, and accumulating evidence indicates that they play important roles in regulating immune responses, including immune cell adhesion and infiltration, immune cell activation, and immune evasion. In addition, glycoRNAs are abundantly expressed on the epithelial cell surfaces of the respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems, suggesting that glycoRNAs may function as a component of epithelial barriers that protect against pathogenic invasion. Collectively, these findings suggest that glycoRNAs may play a critical role in the pathogenesis of sepsis. 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