IL6 and Increased total leukocyte count: Perhaps the most glaring expression of this inflammatory state is the leukocytosis of normotensive pregnant compared to non-pregnant women [17], and the specific increase in neutrophils in HDP [in agreement with Canzoneri et al. [31]].We suggest that increased neutrophil counts in HDP are a sign of inflammation, and they may be caused by increased IL-6 [32]: indeed, neutrophil counts correlated positively with IL-6 and IL-10 (Table 3).