A student has studied secondary multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). What substance does the student learn is least likely to stimulate the normal endothelial cells to change to a proinflammatory state?
a. Interleukin (IL)-1
b. IL-4
c. IL 6
d. Tumor necrosis factor
Ans: b. IL-4
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A) Searching B) Mapping C) Restricting focus D) Copying
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