Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-2011

Department

Pharmacy Faculty

Abstract

This article explains the rationale for development of interferons as therapeutic agents, and describes commercial products available today. It also provides a summary of studies that have been performed with interferons for use as exogenous biological response modifiers in viral infections. Overall, the best data exist for treatment of viral hepatitis B and C, for which interferons are a cornerstone of therapy. Although infections with human papillomavirus and common cold viruses sometimes respond favorably to interferons, their outcomes are far from ideal. Finally, the role of interferons as vaccine adjuvants is still being explored but could be promising.

Comments

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Elsevier in Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idc.2011.07.008

Bergman SJ, Ferguson MC, Santanello C. Interferons as therapeutic agents in infectious diseases. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2011;25(4):819-34.

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