Interferon was first discovered in 1957. Over the last five years
it has become almost a household word. Many believe it to be a drug
with already proven efficacy against cancer and viral infection.
The media has distorted any cool scientific view of the data
available. We have learned much about the complexity of the
interferon system. We know some of the switches involved in
interferon gene expression and its secretion by virally and immune
stimulated cells. We also know that it binds to a cell surface
receptor, mediating its complex effects on target cells by a series
of second messengers. The advent of the new techniques of modern
molecular biology, such as monoclonal antibodies and gene cloning,
has had tremendous impact on the rate of acquisition of knowledge.
Such techniques have provided us with almost unlimited quantities
of highly purified interferon for clinical trial in patients with a
spectrum of infectious and malignant diseases. The information we
have gathered raises many more questions. Why should there be
several families of interferon genes? What is their true physiolo
gical role? How are they interrelated functionally? Interferon is
clearly a cellular hormone providing a means of communication
between cells. fhether it has clinical value in the management of
patients with diseased cells remains to be seen. This book sum
marises our current knowledge of interferons as possible an- cancer
agents. It is clear interferon is no penicillin for cancer."
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