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Interferon.beta 1b
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Description
Interferon beta-1b (tradenames Betaferon, Betaseron (North America), and Extavia) is a drug in the interferon family used to treat the relapsing-remitting and secondary-progressive forms of multiple sclerosis.
It is believed that interferon-beta based drugs achieve their beneficial effect on MS progress via their anti-inflammatory properties. Studies have also determined that interferon-beta improves the integrity of the blood-brain barrier (BBB)-which generally breaks down in MS patients, allowing increasing amounts of undesirable substances to reach the brain. This strengthening of the BBB may be a contributing factor to interferon-beta's beneficial effects. These studies were carried out in vitro, so it does not necessarily mean it works the same in people.
Patients taking Interferon beta-1b may develop neutralizing antibodies to the medication.
Closely related is interferon beta-1a, also indicated for MS, and with a very similar drug profile.
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Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Interferon.beta 1b
- Part Display Name
- Interferon.beta 1b
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2010-08-27
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- INF-B1b
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 干扰素.beta 1b Synonyms: B1b-IFN; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Interféron.bêta 1b |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Interferoon. beeta-1b |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Interferón beta 1b |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Interferone.beta 1b |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | İnterferon.beta 1b |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Интерферон.бета 1b |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | interferon.bèta 1b |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Interféron.béta 1b Synonyms: IF. béta1b |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Interféron bêta 1b |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Interferon.beta 1b Synonyms: Interferon beta-1b |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Ιντερφερόνη.βήτα-1β Synonyms: Ιντερφερόνη.βήτα-1β |
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