Interferon: Nonviral Infections and Nonviral Inducers
Authors: LOUIS WEINSTEIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1968)

Editorials1 December 1968Interferon: Nonviral Infections and Nonviral InducersLOUIS WEINSTEIN, M.D., PH.D., TE-WEN CHANG, M.D.LOUIS WEINSTEIN, M.D., PH.D.Search for more papers by this author, TE-WEN CHANG, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-69-6-1315 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptInterferons are small, soluble proteins elaborated by cells infected by almost any of the ribonucleic acid (RNA)—or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)—containing viruses. Their presence has been detected in infected animals as well as in tissue cultures. The activity of the interferons is not virus-specific. When induced by one virus, this substance may inhibit the multiplication of a broad range of related and unrelated viruses. In this sense, interferons exert a "broad-spectrum" effect. However, they are cell-specific. 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