Interferons as Therapy for Viral and Neoplastic Diseases: From Panacea to Pariah to Paragon.

Pharmaceuticals (Basel)

Department of Pathology, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, USUHS/4301 Jones Bridge Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.

Published: December 2009

For more than 20 years after the excitement engendered by their discovery in 1957 as antiviral agents, there were no significant clinical uses of interferons; however, following their cloning they have been employed as effective treatment for several viral, autoimmune, and neoplastic diseases.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3978543PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ph2030206DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

neoplastic diseases
8
interferons therapy
4
therapy viral
4
viral neoplastic
4
diseases panacea
4
panacea pariah
4
pariah paragon
4
paragon years
4
years excitement
4
excitement engendered
4

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!