title: Comparison of the in vitro host range of recombinant met-interferon-con1, interferon-alpha 2b, and interferon-beta [corrected].
abstract: The antiviral activity of human r-metIFN-con1 was compared with that of IFN-alpha 2b and IFN-beta on a number of human, other primate, rodent, feline, and canine cell lines. Although the specific activities of r-metIFN-con1 and IFN-alpha 2b differed 10-fold, the host range was very similar. The host range of IFN-beta differed from that of r-metIFN-con1 and IFN-alpha 2b in that Vero cells were 100-fold better protected by IFN-beta and MDBK protected at a 100-fold less efficiency. In general, there were only minor differences between the host ranges of the three interferons, human and primate cells being better protected than those of other species. However, the tissue of origin of the cell appears to be more important than the species of origin in defining host range [corrected].
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington 47405, USA.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: O N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Ozes
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Blatt
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016466:CHO Cells; D002415:Cats; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D006224:Cricetinae; D004285:Dogs; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016899:Interferon-beta / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D051379:Mice; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013045:Species Specificity; D014709:Vero Cells
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007370:Interferon Type I; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C056556:methionyl human consensus alpha interferon; D016899:Interferon-beta