Friday, May 23, 2008

Interferons

IFN-alpha = Hep B and C and Kaposi's sarcoma

IFN-beta = MS

IFN-gama = NADPH oxidase deficiency (Chronic Granulomatous Disease)

IFN-gama 
Made by T-cells = CD4+ T-cells = Th1 cells. IFN-gama activates macrophages but it also inhibits, the Th2 cells 


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