Microbiology: An Introduction
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Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
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Interferon’s (IFNs) are the antiviral agents which is first discovered in 1957 by Alick Isaacs and Jean Lindenmann. Interferons are cytokines, which involve in cellular signaling between the cells to provide the immune response to the cells from the viral infections.
Interferon’s (IFNs) are antiviral proteins, which show the defense activities against the various viral infections without damaging the body cells. However, the IFNs also play a major role against some acute infections such as influenza and colds. There are three types of interferon’s, which includes,
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- 1. Alpha interferon (IFN-α)
- 2. Beta interferon (IFN-β)
- 3. Gamma interferon (IFN-γ)
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