IL6 and temporal lobe epilepsy: Other studies have reported increased interictal levels of IL-6 in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) but not in extra-temporal lobe epilepsy (XTLE) or increase of IL-6, IL-17 and interferon-y (IFN-y) in TLE but only IL-17 and IFN-y in XTLE [12,13].