That is, injection or nasal drops, not the interferon naturally produced by the body cells...
2006-07-02 17:52:30 · 4 answers · asked by arkadaur 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
The NS-1 protein of influenza is a natural antagonist of interferon alpha and beta, making increased exogenous IFN alpha an potential therapy. In vitro, exogenous IFN alpha 2 may inhibit influenza replication.
But, unlike IFN beta, which is used in nasal sprays in eastern europe, exogenous IFN alpha has never had a trial in human influenza.
Oral IFN alpha is being tried against influenza in chickens, however.
2006-07-12 02:04:11 · answer #1 · answered by hobo_chang_bao 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interferon is an iron supplement....it will help boost your immune system if you are anemic...
2006-07-15 19:24:56 · answer #2 · answered by Rada S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know it has only been used in hepatis C.
2006-07-10 10:15:22 · answer #3 · answered by ringocox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, it is not formulated to aid in immunity against influenza
2006-07-03 19:14:53 · answer #4 · answered by cdsfhc2002 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋