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Immunology: MCQs on Cytokines, Interferons & Interleukins

Multiple Choice Question on Cytokines, Interferon & Interleukins 1) Cytokines regulate the intensity and duration of the immune response by activating or downregulating both innate and adaptive immune responses.  The mode of action of the cytokine is the following, Except ? a) Autocrine b) Paracrine c) Endocrine d) Cell-autonomous 2) The characteristic properties of cytokines are : a) pleiotropy and redundancy b) synergy and antagonism c) cascade induction and amplification d) All of the above 3) Which of the following class of cytokine receptors utilize G-protein coupled receptors for its downstream function? a) Chemokines receptor b) Hematopoietic receptor c) Interferon receptor d) None of the above 4) Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is an endogenous pyrogen that induces fever.  Which of the following statement is true regarding TNF, Except? a) TNF induces IL-1 production for induction of fever b) TNF induces the synthesis of prostaglan...