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interferon-beta

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interferon-beta,
the major interferon produced by double-stranded RNA-induced fibroblast cultures. The major producer cells are fibroblasts, epithelial cells, and macrophages, and its major activity is antiviral.


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Magnetic resonance imaging showed that patients in the trials getting natalizumab were less likely to develop MS-type brain lesions than were those getting a placebo or a placebo plus interferon-beta la.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) has become more manageable, in large part because of the availability of disease-modifying drugs typified by the interferon-betas.
Anderson has successfully used bone marrow-derived stem cells to transport anti-tumor proteins, such as interferon-beta (IFN-[eth]) and interferon-alpha (IFN-[eth]), to a tumor site in animal models.
 
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