As release of IL-6 and expression of the IL-6 receptor (IL-6R) are among the earliest and potentially actionable cytokine responses to trauma and infection (Namas et al., 2013, Netea et al., 2017, Prenissl et al., 2019, Zhang et al., 2014), we determined the relative expression of IL-6 and its receptor in an enriched population of macrolets. The gene discussed is IL6R; the disease is infection.