title: Significance of the interferon (IFN) in the therapy.
abstract: Interferons belong to the group of the regulatory glycoproteins, of low molecular mass. They are the products of infected cell-genome, but not virus, as a consequence of the cause answer by different inductors. Human IFN are divided on the sequence of amino-acids into three groups: Alpha, Beta and Gamma interferons. Recently are discovered new types of IFNs: Omega and Tau, but bigger than alpha molecules. Also, has been performed the division into two types: I and II. Besides the antiviral and antiproliferative effects, they have also the effect in the treatment of malignant diseases, and act protectively against the radiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Sabina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahmutović
authors.forename: Edina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beslagić
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007372:Interferons / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D007372:Interferons