干扰素兰巴达:抗病毒治疗的下一个前沿?

Sofia Chronopoulou1, Ilias Tsochantaridis1

  • 1Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.

概括

第三类干扰素 (IFN-λ) 提供向抗病毒疗法,由于它们与上皮细胞的特定受体结合,因此副作用较少. 临床试验显示IFN-λ在治疗COVID-19和肝炎等病毒感染方面具有前景.

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