Fig. 4.

IL-6 levels 6 hours after CLP. All levels were drawn immediately prior to antibody therapy (given at 6 hours) and antibiotics (begun at 12 hours). A: Baseline IL-6 levels are similar regardless of whether animals were randomized to receive anti IL-6 antibody or control IgG. B: Pooled analysis of baseline IL-6 levels demonstrates that these are higher in animals that will die from sepsis.