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Antineoplastic Agents : Immunotherapy - Interferons
Antineoplastic Agents - SYNTHESIS AND DRUG PROFILE
Immunotherapy
Interferons
The interferons
are a family of cytokines with broad-spectrum antiviral and anticancer activity
making them biological responsive modifiers. Three types of naturally occurring
interferons have been found:
1.
Leukocytic
interferons: Interferons α produced by lymphocytes and macrophages.
2.
Fibroblast
interferons: Interferons β produced by fibroblast epithelial cell and
macrophages.
3.
Immune
interferons: Interferons γ synthesized by CD4+, CD8+, and
natural killer lymphocytes.
