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Interferon
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Description
Interferons (IFNs) are a class of natural proteins produced by the cells of the immune systems of most animals in response to challenges by foreign agents such as viruses, bacteria, parasites and tumor cells. Interferons belong to the large class of glycoproteins known as cytokines.
IFNs belong to the large class of glycoproteins known as cytokines. Interferons are named after their ability to "interfere" with viral replication within host cells. IFNs have other functions: they activate immune cells, such as natural killer cells and macrophages; they increase recognition of infection or tumor cells by up-regulating antigen presentation to T lymphocytes; and they increase the ability of uninfected host cells to resist new infection by virus. Certain host symptoms, such as aching muscles and fever, are related to the production of IFNs during infection.
About ten distinct IFNs have been identified in mammals; seven of these have been described for humans. They are typically divided among three IFN classes: Type I IFN, Type II IFN, and Type III IFN. IFNs belonging to all IFN classes are very important for fighting viral infections.
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Interferon (Wikipedia)
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Interferon
- Part Display Name
- Interferon
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- IFN
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 干扰素 Synonyms: IFN |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Interféron |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Interferoon |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Interferon |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Interferone |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | İnterferon |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Интерферон |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | interferon |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Interféron Synonyms: IF |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Interféron |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Ιντερφερόνη Synonyms: Ιντερφερόνη |
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