alpha interferon

alpha interferon

noun

Definition of ALPHA INTERFERON

: an interferon produced by various white blood cells that inhibits viral replication, suppresses cell proliferation, and regulates immune response and that is used in a form obtained from recombinant DNA to treat hairy cell leukemia, AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma, condylomata acuminata, and certain chronic hepatitides—called also interferon alpha; compare beta interferon, gamma interferon