Question

which type of cytokines are responsible for producing a fever?
a colony stimulating factor
b interferons
c interleukins
d tumor necrosis factor

Explanation:

Interleukins are cytokines that can act on the hypothalamus to raise the body - temperature set - point, leading to fever. Colony - stimulating factors are involved in hematopoiesis, interferons are mainly antiviral cytokines, and tumor necrosis factor has roles in cell death and inflammation but is not the main cytokine for producing fever.

Answer:

C. Interleukins