KROK 1 2009 – Question 81 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
After transfusion of 200 ml of blood a patient presented with body temperature rise up to 37.9 °C. Which of the following substances is the most likely cause of temperature rise?
- A. Interleukin-4
- B. Interleukin-1
- C. Tumour necrosis factor
- D. Interleukin-3
- E. Interleukin-2
Hint
Ask which signalling molecule released by activated monocytes and macrophages reaches the hypothalamus and raises the thermoregulatory set-point.
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