"Interferons" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Proteins secreted by vertebrate cells in response to a wide variety of inducers. They confer resistance against many different viruses, inhibit proliferation of normal and malignant cells, impede multiplication of intracellular parasites, enhance macrophage and granulocyte phagocytosis, augment natural killer cell activity, and show several other immunomodulatory functions.
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D007372
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.374.440 D12.776.467.374.440 D23.529.374.440
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Interferons" by people in Profiles.
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IFNL3 genotype is associated with pulmonary fibrosis in patients with systemic sclerosis. Sci Rep. 2019 10 16; 9(1):14834.
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Naturally occurring resistance mutations within the core and NS5B regions in hepatitis C genotypes, particularly genotype 5a, in South Africa. Antiviral Res. 2016 Mar; 127:90-8.
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Deriving four functional anti-HIV siRNAs from a single Pol III-generated transcript comprising two adjacent long hairpin RNA precursors. Nucleic Acids Res. 2010 Oct; 38(19):6652-63.
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Specific inhibition of HBV replication in vitro and in vivo with expressed long hairpin RNA. Mol Ther. 2007 Mar; 15(3):534-41.
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The interferon antagonist NS2 protein of respiratory syncytial virus is an important virulence determinant for humans. J Infect Dis. 2006 Feb 15; 193(4):573-81.
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Sensitivity of subgroup F adenoviruses to interferon. Arch Virol. 1993; 128(1-2):1-13.