None of the approved immunomodulatory drugs in adults Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients have been officially approved for the pediatric patients and are currently used off-label in this population. In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness and tolerability of intramuscular interferon beta1-a (Avonex(®)) and subcutaneously injected interferon beta1-b (Betaferon(®)) in children with definite r...

Mitogen-induced gamma interferon production by human lymphoid cell cultures was studied in the presence of calcium entry blockers. A dose-dependent inhibition was found in the presence of drug concentrations down to 10(-5) M. This finding shows that calcium flow through lymphocyte membranes after oxidation of membrane-bound galactose residues is also critical for triggering interferon production.

An extensive Phase I evaluation of human lymphoblastoid interferon has been completed which, in addition to describing its clinical and pharmacological effects, emphasized a broad-scale evaluation of the immune response as a function of interferon dosage. Dose-limiting toxicity was generally due to constitutional symptoms which are remarkably similar to those produced by influenza, although tra...

α-Interferon is an antiviral agent used in treatment of chronic hepatitis B. Triggering of the underlying autoimmune disease or exacerbation of pre-existing auto immune disease is documented with α-interferon, but there are few reports about occurrence of autoimmune disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus, Vitiligo, hypo and hyperthyroidism after administration of α-interferon in the lit...

Preeclampsia is a "disease of theory" because the cause and pathophysiology preeclampsia still uncertain. In invasion trophoblast cells does not occur completely, spiral arteries undergo remodeling so it has component muscle elastic tissue, in addition to endothelial dysfunction characterized by reduced relaxation factor increased contraction resulting ischemia placenta The end result hypoxia, ...

Acyclovir had a dose-dependent, mild, but significant, inhibitory effect on interferon-stimulated human antiviral natural killer cytotoxicity in vitro. In a murine model of neonatal herpes simplex virus infection, acyclovir significantly (P < 0.05) increased survival afforded by the injection of human interferon and human mononuclear leukocytes from 67.8 to 88.6%.

BACKGROUND The efficacy of re-treating genotype I hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients who failed combination therapy with interferon/pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) and ribavirin remains unclear. AIMS To quantify sustained virological response (SVR) rates with different re-treatment regimens through meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). METHODS Randomized controlled trials of ge...