IL6 and Sepsis: Ten hours after sepsis induction, vehicle-treated pups demonstrated a significant increase in serum levels of IL-6 and IL-1β compared to sham pups (55.9 ± 4.2 vs. 0.1 ± 0.1 ng/ml and 377.2 ± 42.6 vs. 4.6 ± 2.6 pg/ml, respectively; Figures 6A,B).