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Three cell-signaling molecules—tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin 6 and interferon beta—stood out in long COVID patients.
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Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2023
UT Southwestern is also studying Synairgen’s interferon beta therapy, an inhaled antiviral protein, through the ACTIV-2 trial.
—Dallas News, 4 Jan. 2022
The cells began to produce a protein called interferon beta, which caused the cells to die, and fast.
—Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2012
The net result, as is the case with suppression mediated by Nsp6 and Nsp13, is less production of interferon beta.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021
Britain on Tuesday began a large-scale trial of a new COVID-19 treatment in which patients inhale aerosolized interferon beta proteins into the lungs with a nebulizer.
—TheWeek, 13 Jan. 2021
The body produces interferon beta to fight off viral infections, but the new coronavirus appears to suppress production of the proteins as part of its mechanism to evade patients' immune responses, BBC News reports.
—TheWeek, 13 Jan. 2021
Synairgen hopes a direct shot of aerosolized interferon beta straight to the lungs will provoke a strong anti-viral response.
—TheWeek, 13 Jan. 2021
The other three are chloroquine; a combination of lopinavir and ritonavir; and a combination of lopinavir, ritonavir, and interferon beta.
—Naomi Xu Elegant, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2020
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Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2023
UT Southwestern is also studying Synairgen’s interferon beta therapy, an inhaled antiviral protein, through the ACTIV-2 trial.
—Dallas News, 4 Jan. 2022
The cells began to produce a protein called interferon beta, which caused the cells to die, and fast.
—Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2012
The net result, as is the case with suppression mediated by Nsp6 and Nsp13, is less production of interferon beta.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021
Britain on Tuesday began a large-scale trial of a new COVID-19 treatment in which patients inhale aerosolized interferon beta proteins into the lungs with a nebulizer.
—TheWeek, 13 Jan. 2021
The body produces interferon beta to fight off viral infections, but the new coronavirus appears to suppress production of the proteins as part of its mechanism to evade patients' immune responses, BBC News reports.
—TheWeek, 13 Jan. 2021
Synairgen hopes a direct shot of aerosolized interferon beta straight to the lungs will provoke a strong anti-viral response.
—TheWeek, 13 Jan. 2021
The other three are chloroquine; a combination of lopinavir and ritonavir; and a combination of lopinavir, ritonavir, and interferon beta.
—Naomi Xu Elegant, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2020
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“Interferon beta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interferon%20beta. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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interferon beta
noun
: beta interferon
Derived from genetically modified hamster cells, the drug is identical to the human body's own interferon beta, which acts to suppress wayward immune responses.—Scientific American
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