| Literature DB >> 17238827 |
Anne Boulestin1, Nassim Kamar, Karine Sandres-Sauné, Laurent Alric, Jean-Pierre Vinel, Lionel Rostaing, Jacques Izopet.
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The development of pegylated interferons (PEG-IFN) has significantly improved the eradication rates in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Two forms of PEG-IFN have been developed, based on two pegylation chemistries: the 12-kDa linear PEG-IFN-alpha2b and the 40-kDa branched PEG-IFN-alpha2a. We compared the in vitro antiviral activity of linear and branched PEG-IFN using the vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) cytopathic effect (CPE) reduction assay. The specific antiviral activity of branched PEG-IFN was 7% of that of linear PEG-IFN. A given quantity of linear and of branched PEG-IFN does not represent the same biologic activity. A bioassay could give new insights to compare the pharmacokinetic profile of linear PEG-IFN and of branched PEG-IFN.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17238827 DOI: 10.1089/jir.2006.26.849
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Interferon Cytokine Res ISSN: 1079-9907 Impact factor: 2.607