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Lipopolysaccharide stimulated peripheral blood monocytes were used as positive control cells for IL-6 protein. RESULTS--IL-6 was demonstrated in the small and large intestine of patients with inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease, and in controls. The protein was present predominantly in enterocytes and colocytes in normal and inflamed mucosa, but not in the infiltrating inflammatory cells of the lamina propria. There were no discernable differences between patients with inflammatory bowel disease or coeliac disease and controls, nor between small and large bowel mucosa. Incubation of antibody with recombinant human IL-6 protein abolished the labelling. IL-6 protein was also present in lipopolysaccharide stimulated peripheral blood monocytes. CONCLUSIONS--The data suggest that enterocytes and colocytes may play an active part in the immune response of the gut. 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