INTERFERON

A substance used in biological therapy. Interferon helps the immune system slow the rate of growth and division of cancer cells, causing them to become sluggish and die. There are a number of interferons. All are proteins (lymphokines) produced by the body in response to infection. these substances interfere with cell infection. There are 3 main classes of interferon, alpha, beta, and gamma. The interferons have been synthesized using recombinant DNA technology.