Question

An important advance in the study of the physiology of stress came with the discovery in the 1990s that stress triggers the release of __________, which play a role in inflammation and fever.

Answer 1

Answer:

Cytokines

Explanation:

Stress causes the release of cytokines. Cytokines are proteins. To fight infections cytonkines initiate a response to the immune system this causes inflammation.

Stress can also lead to an increase in a person's allergies. Basically when we are affected by stress our body thinks it is being attacked hence inflammation and the affects of fighting infection appear.