HY USMLE Q #1064 – Immuno

A 47-year-old man is brought to the physician for a 12-hour history of worsening confusion. Vitals are: temperature 102 F, HR 90, RR 16, BP 90/55. Physical examination shows a warm, erythematous region on the left leg will ill-defined margins. He works as a plumber. Binding of which of the following is most likely responsible for this patient’s hypotension?

  CD14
  CD20
  MHC-II and TCR
  IL-1
  IL-6