title: Endogenous interferon (IFN) in patients with acute hepatitis B.
abstract: The occurrence of serum interferon was studied in 39 patients with acute viral hepatitis B. Antiviral activity of interferon in serum was determined by measuring the inhibition of the CPE of vesicular stomatitis virus on bovine kidney cells (MDBK). Among these patients only 5 (12.8%) had detectable serum interferon level during the first week of hospitalization. The antiviral activity of the interferon-positive sera was low (5-10 IU/ml).
authors.affiliation: Max von Pettenkofer Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, West Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boron-Kaczmarska
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zachoval
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zachoval
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Deinhardt
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007372:Interferons / Q000097:blood* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D014721:Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D007372:Interferons