Interferons: an experimental study of informational mechanisms of antiviral action
AUTHORS : Ivanov V.B. | Shcherbachenko I.M. | Baikova M.L.
RELEVANT UNIVERSITIES : Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Additional Professional
Education “Institute for Advanced Studies FMBA”, Moscow, Russia
YEAR : 2015
Interferons (IFNs) belong to the group of cytokines and are proteins of a globulin nature, which are multifunctional bioregulators of a wide spectrum of
action. IFNs have antiviral, immunomodulatory, antiproliferative and antitumor effects. IFN, interacting with specific receptors on the cell surface, initiate a cascade of reactions for the synthesis of specific cytokines and enzymes, leading to a disruption in the synthesis of viral proteins and RNA in the cell, which underlies the
development of antiviral defense of the cell. Almost all viruses are sensitive to the
action of IFN.
