Instead, LP partially prevented the increase in IL-6 expression in HE rats, although IL-6 expression still remained higher in LP+HE rats than NP+NE rats (Fig 5D) (LP vs. NP on HE diet: 16.8±7.2 vs. 7.1±2.4, P<0.05). This evidence concerns the gene IL6 and hereditary elliptocytosis.