Product name:Human Interferon α ELISA Kit
Description:
Interferons (IFNs) are natural proteins produced by the cells of the immune system of most vertebrates in response to challenges by foreign agents such as viruses, bacteria, parasites and tumor cells. Interferons belong to the large class of glycoproteins known as cytokines. Interferons assist the immune response by inhibiting viral replication within other cells of the body.
Interferon is a protein that occurs naturally in the body in very small amounts. It can also be made as a drug. There are three main types: alpha, beta and gamma. Interferon alpha is a man-made copy of a substance that is made naturally by some types of white blood cell. The body makes interferon as part of the immune response, when the body reacts to infection or to cancer.