PMID- 1533231 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19920526 LR - 20181113 IS - 0021-9738 (Print) IS - 0021-9738 (Linking) VI - 89 IP - 5 DP - 1992 May TI - Interleukin-1 receptor blockade improves survival and hemodynamic performance in Escherichia coli septic shock, but fails to alter host responses to sublethal endotoxemia. PG - 1551-7 AB - The present study was undertaken to evaluate the extent to which an endogenous interleukin-1 (IL-1) response contributes to the hemodynamic and metabolic consequences of sublethal endotoxemia or lethal Gram-negative septic shock. Young, healthy baboons received either a sublethal dose of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or an LD100 of live Escherichia coli bacteria, and one half of the animals in each group were continuously infused with IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra). Plasma IL-1 beta was not detected in this model of endotoxemia. Administration of IL-1ra had only minimal effects on the modest hemodynamic and metabolic responses to sublethal endotoxemia, and did not attenuate the plasma cytokine response. In contrast, high circulating levels of IL-1 beta (range 300-800 pg/ml) were seen during lethal E. coli septic shock. IL-1ra treatment significantly attenuated the decrease in mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) (from -72 +/- 8 to -43 +/- 6 mm Hg; P less than 0.05) and cardiac output (from -0.81 +/- 0.17 to -0.48 +/- 0.15 liter/min; P less than 0.05), and significantly improved survival from 43 to 100% at 24 h (P less than 0.05). The plasma IL-1 beta and IL-6 responses to lethal E. coli septic shock were also significantly diminished by IL-1ra treatment (P less than 0.05), whereas tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha) concentrations were unaffected. We conclude that an exaggerated systemic IL-1 beta response is characteristic of lethal E. coli septic shock, and contributes significantly to the hemodynamic and metabolic consequences of E. coli septic shock. IL-1ra can significantly attenuate the cytokine cascade and improve survival. FAU - Fischer, E AU - Fischer E AD - Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021. FAU - Marano, M A AU - Marano MA FAU - Van Zee, K J AU - Van Zee KJ FAU - Rock, C S AU - Rock CS FAU - Hawes, A S AU - Hawes AS FAU - Thompson, W A AU - Thompson WA FAU - DeForge, L AU - DeForge L FAU - Kenney, J S AU - Kenney JS FAU - Remick, D G AU - Remick DG FAU - Bloedow, D C AU - Bloedow DC AU - et al. LA - eng GR - CA-52108/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - GM-34695/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - GM-40586/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - J Clin Invest JT - The Journal of clinical investigation JID - 7802877 RN - 0 (Endotoxins) RN - 0 (Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (Interleukin-8) RN - 0 (Proteins) RN - 0 (Receptors, Immunologic) RN - 0 (Receptors, Interleukin-1) RN - 0 (Sialoglycoproteins) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Endotoxins/blood MH - Escherichia coli MH - Hemodynamics/*drug effects MH - Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein MH - Interleukin-1/metabolism MH - Interleukin-6/metabolism MH - Interleukin-8/metabolism MH - Papio MH - Proteins/*pharmacology MH - Receptors, Immunologic/*antagonists & inhibitors MH - Receptors, Interleukin-1 MH - Shock, Septic/*physiopathology MH - *Sialoglycoproteins MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism PMC - PMC443028 EDAT- 1992/05/01 00:00 MHDA- 1992/05/01 00:01 PMCR- 1992/05/01 CRDT- 1992/05/01 00:00 PHST- 1992/05/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1992/05/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1992/05/01 00:00 [entrez] PHST- 1992/05/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1172/JCI115748 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Clin Invest. 1992 May;89(5):1551-7. doi: 10.1172/JCI115748.