. "by gibbledygook ?? Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:35 pm Just so you know - IL-6 is secreted in response to infection and other trauma as described by wikepedia; Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine secreted by T cells and macrophages to stimulate immune response to trauma, especially burns or other tissue damage leading to inflammation." . . .