IL6 and Sepsis: In inflammatory mediated conditions, it has been shown to actvia alterations in the host T-cell population and lead to reduced inflammation.1 In a sepsis model, however, vancomycin was found to have proinflammatoryeffects on the innate immune system.6 We therefore investigated the inflammatory effect vancomycin had on tendon.Our results show that vancomycin treatment reduced inflammatory cytokine releasefrom tendon compared with saline alone, significantly IL-6.