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Which of the following best describes the function of cytokines?
Which of the following best describes the function of cytokines?
- Reduction of enzyme activity
- Regulation of cell production
- Induction of immune response (correct)
- Inhibition of cellular communication
What is the primary mechanism by which cytokines affect adjacent cells?
What is the primary mechanism by which cytokines affect adjacent cells?
- Endocrine system
- Induction of transcriptional program
- Paracrine mechanism (correct)
- Autocrine mechanism
Which group of cytokines includes types I and II interferons?
Which group of cytokines includes types I and II interferons?
- Tumor necrosis factors (TNF)
- Interleukins (IL)
- Chemokines
- Interferons (IFN) (correct)
What is the main impact of cytokine production due to inducing stimulus?
What is the main impact of cytokine production due to inducing stimulus?
Which feature characterizes the regulation of cytokine production?
Which feature characterizes the regulation of cytokine production?
How do cytokines primarily affect distant cells?
How do cytokines primarily affect distant cells?
What characterizes the behavior of the producing cell in the context of cytokine function?
What characterizes the behavior of the producing cell in the context of cytokine function?
Which outcome can be a result of cytokine production due to inducing stimulus?
Which outcome can be a result of cytokine production due to inducing stimulus?
What is the primary function of interleukins (IL) among cytokines?
What is the primary function of interleukins (IL) among cytokines?
What is a characteristic feature of interferons (IFN) among cytokines?
What is a characteristic feature of interferons (IFN) among cytokines?
What is the effect of cytokine cascade induction?
What is the effect of cytokine cascade induction?
What is a distinguishing feature of membrane-bound cytokines?
What is a distinguishing feature of membrane-bound cytokines?
What is the main function of TNF-alpha?
What is the main function of TNF-alpha?
Which characteristic is associated with pleiotropism in cytokines?
Which characteristic is associated with pleiotropism in cytokines?
What is a common effect of systemic inflammation?
What is a common effect of systemic inflammation?
Which cytokines are responsible for inducing the acute phase response?
Which cytokines are responsible for inducing the acute phase response?
Which characteristic is associated with chemokines?
Which characteristic is associated with chemokines?
What is the main distinguishing feature of local inflammation?
What is the main distinguishing feature of local inflammation?
