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Interferon-alpha

Known as: IFN-A, alpha-interferon, Interferon.alpha 
One of the type I interferons produced by peripheral blood leukocytes or lymphoblastoid cells. In addition to antiviral activity, it activates… 
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Sunitinib versus interferon alfa in metastatic renal-cell carcinoma.
BACKGROUND Since sunitinib malate has shown activity in two uncontrolled studies in patients with metastatic renal-cell carcinoma… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Cytokines sing the blues: inflammation and the pathogenesis of depression.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
5'-Triphosphate RNA Is the Ligand for RIG-I
The structural basis for the distinction of viral RNA from abundant self RNA in the cytoplasm of virally infected cells is… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Species-Specific Recognition of Single-Stranded RNA via Toll-like Receptor 7 and 8
Double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) serves as a danger signal associated with viral infection and leads to stimulation of… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Hepatitis B virus epidemiology, disease burden, treatment, and current and emerging prevention and control measures
  • D. Lavanchy
  • Journal of Viral Hepatitis
  • 2004
  • Corpus ID: 163757
Summary.  Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious global health problem, with 2 billion people infected worldwide, and 350… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Imatinib compared with interferon and low-dose cytarabine for newly diagnosed chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia.
BACKGROUND Imatinib, a selective inhibitor of the BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase, produces high response rates in patients with chronic… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Efficacy and safety of a specific inhibitor of the BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase in chronic myeloid leukemia.
BACKGROUND BCR-ABL is a constitutively activated tyrosine kinase that causes chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Since tyrosine… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Hepatitis C viral dynamics in vivo and the antiviral efficacy of interferon-alpha therapy.
To better understand the dynamics of hepatitis C virus and the antiviral effect of interferon-alpha-2b (IFN), viral decline in 23… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Cytokine therapeutics: lessons from interferon alpha.
  • J. Gutterman
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
  • 1994
  • Corpus ID: 2490970
Cytokines are soluble proteins that allow for communication between cells and the external environment. Interferon (IFN) alpha… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Treatment of chronic non-A,non-B hepatitis with recombinant human alpha interferon. A preliminary report.
We treated 10 patients who had chronic non-A,non-B hepatitis with recombinant human alpha interferon in varying doses (0.5 to 5… 
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