interferon beta-1b (definition)

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interferon beta-1b

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Definition: One of the type I interferons produced by fibroblasts in response to stimulation by live or inactivated virus or by double-stranded RNA. It is a cytokine with antiviral, antiproliferative, and immunomodulating activity.

Other names beta-Interferon; Interferon, Fibroblast; beta Interferon; beta 1 Interferon; Interferon-beta Biosyn Brand; Interferon, beta 1; Interferon beta1; Interferon beta; Fibroblast Interferon; Biosyn Brand of Interferon beta; beta-1 Interferon; Interferon-beta1; Interferon, beta-1; Interferon, beta; Fiblaferon; Biosyn Brand of Interferon-beta

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source	Drugs*
interferon beta-1b [ Bayer brand of recombinant interferon beta-1b,Beta-Seron,Betaferon,Betaseron,Extavia,IFN-beta ser,Novartis pharmaceuticals brand of recombinant interferon beta-1b,Ser(17) IFN-beta,beta-IFN-1b,interferon beta, Ser(17)-,interferon beta, serine(17)-,serine(17) interferon beta ] a form of interfereon beta-1 that has a serine at position 17 and is not glycosylated	145155-23-3	Interferon-beta Recombinant Proteins Pharma Action* Adjuvants, Immunologic	Mol Cell Biol 1984;4(12):2745	BETASERON; EXTAVIA

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