KROK 1 2010 – Question 79 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
Inflammatory processes cause synthesis of protein of acute phase in an organism. What substances stimulate their synthesis?
- A. Immunoglobulins
- B. Biogenic amines
- C. Interferons
- D. Interleukin-1
- E. Angiotensin
Hint
Think about which signalling molecules released by activated macrophages travel to the liver and switch on hepatocyte synthesis of plasma proteins during inflammation.
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