Interferons and Interferon Regulatory Factors in Malaria by Sin Yee Gun, Carla Claser, Kevin Shyong Wei Tan, Laurent Rénia

“…Major players of the innate and adaptive responses are interferons. Here, we review their roles and the signaling pathways involved in their production and protection against infection and induced immunopathologies.…”
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Failure of Ketoprofen and Interferon Combination Therapy to Improve Interferon-Resistant Chronic Hepatitis C by Frank H Anderson, Lecheng Zeng, Eric M Yoshida, Natalie R Rock

“…Preliminary reports suggest that patients with interferon (IFN)-resistant chronic hepatitis C respond better to a combination of IFN-α and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs than to IFN alone. …”
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High Dose Consensus Interferon in Nonresponders to Interferon Alpha-2B and Ribavirin with Chronic Hepatitis C by David N Moskovitz, Pooma Manoharan, E Jenny Heathcote

“…OBJECTIVES: Approximately 60% of patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with a combination of interferon (IFN) alpha-2b and ribavirin are nonresponders. …”
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Evaluation of the microenvironment formed by interferon-β by Mai Yamagishi, Mai Yamagishi, Yutaka Hori, Nobutake Suzuki, Nobutake Suzuki, Yu Peng, Yu Peng, Yoshie Harada, Takashi Funatsu, Osamu Ohara, Yoshitaka Shirasaki, Yoshitaka Shirasaki

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Interferon Induced Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis by Yusuf Kayar, Nuket Bayram Kayar, Nadir Alpay, Jamshid Hamdard, Iskender Ekinci, Sebnem Emegil, Rabia Bag Soydas, Birol Baysal

“…Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is usually seen in viral infections, immune deficiency syndrome, sickle cell anemia, and hyperfiltration and secondary to interferon therapy. Here, we present a case of FSGS identified with kidney biopsy in a patient who had been diagnosed with Behçet’s disease and received interferon-alpha treatment for uveitis and presented with acute renal failure and nephrotic syndrome associated with interferon.…”
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Expression of Interferon Effector Gene SART1 Correlates with Interferon Treatment Response against Hepatitis B Infection by Yong Li, Chuanlong Zhu, Faxi Wang, Tiantian Zhu, Jun Li, Shufeng Liu, Fei Xiao

“…Interferon-α (IFN-α) has limited response rate in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB). …”
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Fasciitis Complicating Subcutaneous Injection of Interferon Beta by Curtis L Cooper, Rachel Gerstein, Kelly Kaita

“…Data pertaining to 65 patients treated at the Health Sciences Center Hepatology Research Unit in Winnipeg, Manitoba describing local complications related to subcutaneous interferon (IFN) injection administered to treat hepatitis C virus infection are presented. …”
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Which came first in lupus: The interferon or the infection? by T G Sundaram, Sakir Ahmed

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Pilot Study of Ofloxacin and Interferon-Alpha Combination Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C without Sustained Response to Initial Interferon Therapy by Masafumi Komatsu, Tohru Ishii, Tsuyoshi Ono, Takao Hoshino, Tomoyuki Kuramitsu, Takashi Goto, Tomoo Fujii, Itaru Toyoshima, Mitsuro Chiba, Osamu Masamune

“…A controlled trial comparing combination therapy with ofloxacin (OFLX) and interferon (IFN) versus IFN monotherapy was conducted in patients with chronic hepatitis C who failed IFN therapy. …”
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Interferon Lambda: A New Sword in Cancer Immunotherapy by Ahmed Lasfar, Walid Abushahba, Murugabaskar Balan, Karine A. Cohen-Solal

“…The discovery of the interferon-lambda (IFN-λ) family has considerably contributed to our understanding of the role of interferon not only in viral infections but also in cancer. …”
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The effect of interferon alpha administration on cytokine levels in sheep by Devran Coşkun, Merve İder, Mustafa Sedat Arslan, Rahmi Canbar, Enver Yazar

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Role of Interferons in the Development of Diagnostics, Vaccines, and Therapy for Tuberculosis by Kai Ling Chin, Fadhilah Zulkipli Anis, Maria E. Sarmiento, Mohd Nor Norazmi, Armando Acosta

“…Host immune response to Mtb is influenced by interferon- (IFN-) signaling pathways, particularly by type I and type II interferons (IFNs). …”
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The concerted actions of microRNA-29a and interferon-β modulate complete Freund's adjuvant-induced inflammatory pain by regulating the expression of type 1 interferon receptor, interferon-stimulated gene 15, and p-extracellular signal-regulated kinase by Chien-Cheng Liu, Kuo-Chuan Hung, Yu-Yu Li, Eagle Yi-Kung Huang, Chin-Chen Chu, Lok-Hi Chow, Ping-Heng Tan

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Homeostatic antiviral protection of the neonatal gut epithelium by interferon lambda by Bryan Ramirez Reyes, Shelby Madden, Kimberly A. Meyer, Brenden Bartsch, Austin P. Wright, David A. Constant, Timothy J. Nice

“…Here, we find that neonatal IECs express antiviral genes at homeostasis that depend on interferon lambda (IFN-λ) and are required for early control of mouse rotavirus (mRV) infection. …”
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Epigenetic Control of Interferon-Gamma Expression in CD8 T Cells by Patrícia S. de Araújo-Souza, Steffi C. H. Hanschke, João P. B. Viola

“…Interferon- (IFN-) γ is an essential cytokine for immunity against intracellular pathogens and cancer. …”
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Interferon Treatment of Multiple Pulmonary Malignancies Associated with Papilloma Virus by SL Aaron, E Wong, D Tyrrell, M Duggan, E Vallieres, L Jewell, B Romanowski

“…Following the institution of alpha interferon, three smaller lesions disappeared and a larger one shrank in size, facilitating surgical resection. …”
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Organizing Pneumonia Associated with Pegylated Interferon α and Ribavirin Therapy by Amit Chopra, Creticus Marak, Narendrakumar Alappan, Chang Shim

“…Hepatitis C virus infection is the leading cause of chronic liver disease in the United States of America. Pegylated interferon α and ribavirin combination is the mainstay of treatment. …”
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Interferon-γ Stimulates Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1 Expression by Monocytes by J. M. Liebler, S. L. Kunkel, R. M. Allen, M. D. Burdick, R. M. Strieter

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Mediator kinase inhibition suppresses hyperactive interferon signaling in Down syndrome by Kira A Cozzolino, Lynn Sanford, Samuel Hunter, Kayla Molison, Benjamin Erickson, Meaghan CS Courvan, Taylor Jones, Deepa Ajit, Matthew D Galbraith, Joaquín M Espinosa, David Bentley, Mary Ann Allen, Robin D Dowell, Dylan J Taatjes

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Pegilated interferon α2а in treatment of chronic hepatitis C by P. O. Bogomolov, S. V. Koblov, A. O. Buyeverov, M. V. Matsiyevich, O. S. Kuzmina, N. A. Barsukova, N. V. Dubinina

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