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==IFNβ-1a biological activity and therapeutic effects== | ==IFNβ-1a biological activity and therapeutic effects== | ||
IFNβ-1a as well as other family of IFNs has a variety of biological activities, inluding antiviral, antiproliferative, and immune modulatory activities in response to biological and chemical stimuli. | |||
IFNβ-1a is mainly used to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis(MS). | |||
MS is a life-long disease that affects your nervous system | |||
by destroying the protective covering (myelin) that surrounds | |||
your nerve fibers. | |||
The commercial available drug format is [Anonex].(Please refer to the drug guide before using it) | |||
==Mechanism of action for IFNβ-1a== | ==Mechanism of action for IFNβ-1a== | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
[1]''Protein Science'' (1999),''8'':1867–1877 | [1]''Protein Science'' (1999),''8'':1867–1877 | ||