| Literature DB >> 11371761 |
C L Karp1, A H van Boxel-Dezaire, A A Byrnes, L Nagelkerken.
Abstract
Interferon-beta is a remarkably pleiotropic molecule. Antiviral, pro- and antiproliferative, pro- and antiapoptotic, and complex immunoregulatory activities have all been described. The precise mechanism(s) that underlie the beneficial effects of interferon-beta in multiple sclerosis remain poorly understood; this has hindered progress in the search for more effective therapies. An increasing body of literature supports the hypothesis that interferon-beta-mediated changes in the production and activities of the immunoregulatory cytokines interleukin-12 and interleukin-10 are important to the therapeutic benefits of interferon-beta in multiple sclerosis. These data are reviewed here.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11371761 DOI: 10.1097/00019052-200106000-00016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Neurol ISSN: 1350-7540 Impact factor: 5.710