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Three cell-signaling molecules—tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin 6 and interferon beta—stood out in long COVID patients.
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Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2023
UT Southwestern is also studying Synairgen’s interferon beta therapy, an inhaled antiviral protein, through the ACTIV-2 trial.
—Dallas News, 4 Jan. 2022
The net result, as is the case with suppression mediated by Nsp6 and Nsp13, is less production of interferon beta.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021
Synairgen hopes a direct shot of aerosolized interferon beta straight to the lungs will provoke a strong anti-viral response.
—TheWeek, 13 Jan. 2021
The other three are chloroquine; a combination of lopinavir and ritonavir; and a combination of lopinavir, ritonavir, and interferon beta.
—Naomi Xu Elegant, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2020
The cells began to produce a protein called interferon beta, which caused the cells to die, and fast.
—Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2012
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Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2023
UT Southwestern is also studying Synairgen’s interferon beta therapy, an inhaled antiviral protein, through the ACTIV-2 trial.
—Dallas News, 4 Jan. 2022
The net result, as is the case with suppression mediated by Nsp6 and Nsp13, is less production of interferon beta.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021
Synairgen hopes a direct shot of aerosolized interferon beta straight to the lungs will provoke a strong anti-viral response.
—TheWeek, 13 Jan. 2021
The other three are chloroquine; a combination of lopinavir and ritonavir; and a combination of lopinavir, ritonavir, and interferon beta.
—Naomi Xu Elegant, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2020
The cells began to produce a protein called interferon beta, which caused the cells to die, and fast.
—Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2012
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“Interferon beta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interferon%20beta. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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interferon beta
noun
: beta interferon
Derived from genetically modified hamster cells, the drug is identical to the human body's own interferon beta, which acts to suppress wayward immune responses.—Scientific American
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