Interferon as an Antiviral Agent

  • H. Schellekens
Conference paper
Part of the NATO ASI Series book series (NSSA, volume 143)

Abstract

Interactions that occur when an organism is infected with two or more different types of viruses simultaneously are called viral interference. In general, it manifests itself as tissue immunity. That means that a tissue infected with a virus is resistent to infection with other types of viruses. This phenomenon was already described in the beginning of this century, not only between antigenically related viruses such as yellow fever viruses (1) and herpes viruses (2), but also between antigenically unrelated viruses, such as yellow fever and vaccinia (3,4) on the one hand, and mumps and Western equine encephalomyelitis virus on the other hand (4). Especially the latter indicates that a non-immune mechanism was responsible. Although the most simple explanation for tissue immunity is a direct interaction between the different viruses, it has been assumed for a long time that a non-viral agent was responsible for this effect (3,5).

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Herpes Zoster Human Interferon Yellow Fever Virus Tissue Immunity Interferon System 
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  • H. Schellekens
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  1. 1.Primate CenterRijswijkThe Netherlands

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