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Klebsiella pneumoniae, a worldwide cause of nosocomial infections, is one of the most common causes of death in newborns in nurseries. In this study, we investigated the role of interleukin-1 (IL-1) in an experimental animal model of neonatal sepsis, using a natural antagonist of IL-1 receptors, the IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra), to block IL-1's effects in neonatal Klebsiella sepsis in the absence of antibiotic treatment. Newborn Wistar-Kyoto rats were injected intraperitoneally with a single dose (10 mg/kg) of either IL-1Ra (n = 43) or human serum albumin as a control (n = 40). At the same time, a 50% lethal dose of K. pneumoniae was injected subcutaneously. No antibiotics were given at any time. After 10 days, survival was 60% for the albumin group and 80% for the IL-1Ra group (P &lt; 0.01). IL-1Ra treatment also afforded protection when the dose of bacteria was increased sixfold (P &lt; 0.01). There were two episodes of leukopenia in the control group, which were suppressed by IL-1Ra (P &lt; 0.01 and P &lt; 0.001). IL-1 and IL-6 levels were lower in the IL-1Ra-treated group (P &lt; 0.05 and P &lt; 0.001, respectively). No differences between the two groups were observed in the number of bacteria in cultures of the blood, lungs, liver, or spleen. When IL-1Ra (10 mg/kg) was given both at time zero and 24 h after bacterial challenge, lethality was significantly increased (P &lt; 0.01). Single doses of IL-1Ra of from 20 to 40 mg/kg progressively increased lethality compared with controls (P &lt; 0.01) in both Wistar-Kyoto and Sprague-Dawley strain rats. In the same model, low doses of IL-1 itself (0.4 ng per rat), given 24 h prior to bacterial challenge, afforded protection (P &lt; 0.001). These studies suggest that, in the absence of antibiotics, partial blockade of IL-1 receptors improves survival, whereas a longer or greater blockade increases lethality in newborn rats infected with K. pneumoniae.

The interleukin-1 receptor antagonist can either reduce or enhance the lethality of Klebsiella pneumoniae sepsis in newborn rats