PPT-INTERFERONS

Introduction When a virus first enters a susceptible host that organism is vulnerable to potentially catastrophic damage from the viruss uncontrolled replication and consequent damage . Stephanie Breda, David Czosniak, Tara Regmi, and Shaon Parial. PHM142 Fall . 2018. Instructor: . Ms. Maya Latif. Coordinator: Dr. J. Henderson. Immunotherapy. The . immune system. is crucial in the defence and protection against pathogens we may come across day to day. Any infection or disease that compromises our immune system puts us at risk of illness or death. . 1957. Isaacs and . Lindenmann. . Did an experiment using chicken cell cultures. Found a substance that interfered with viral replication and was therefore named interferon. What are . Interferons. ?. really necessary?. Peter . Ferenci. Medical University of Vienna. Treatment . of. . chronic. non-. A,non. -B . hepatitis. . with. . recombinant. human . alpha. . interferon. . A . preliminary. Defenses of the Host. 16. Mucus in the mucous membranes is produced by. endothelial cells.. goblet cells.. the lacrimal apparatus.. ciliated epithelial cells.. Mucus in the mucous membranes is produced by. Objectives. General Properties of Cytokines and Chemokines. Six Families of Cytokines . Cytokine Antagonists . Cytokine-Related Diseases . Cytokine-Based Therapies. Dr. Refif S. Al-. Shawk. . Lec. Viruses consist of a genome and sometimes a few enzymes stored in a capsule made of protein (called a . capsid. ), and sometimes covered with a lipid layer (sometimes called an 'envelope'). They are . These are largest WBCs. .. ➢ . These enlarge to form macrophages (phagocytes. ).. ➢ . These function as antigen presenting cells (APCs).. LYMPHOCYTE . These are main cells of immune system. .. Lymphocytes .