[THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF ALPHA-INTERFERON PREPARATIONS DUR- ING SOCIALLY-SIGNIFICANT HUMAN DISEASES OF VIRAL ETIOLOGY].

ABSTRACT

Interferons (IFN) belong to key cytokines of innate and adaptive immune response and play an important role in anti-viral and anti-tumor protection. At the same time, they possess a pro- nounced immune-modulating, anti-proliferative and anti-fibrotic effect. A general comparative characteristic of human IFN type I (α/ß), IFN type II (γ) and IFN type III (λ) and nosological directionality of contemporary drugs created on their base is examined in the review. Epidemiologic parameters for main socially-significant human diseases of viral etiology are presented influenza and other ARVIs, herpes infection, chronic viral hepatitis B, C and D. Main attention is given to analysis of effectiveness of therapeutic application of preparations based on IFNα during the in- dicated infections, a specter of main IFNα induced side effects is listed. Recent achievements on the path of creation of principally new drugs based on IFN, that have lower toxicity and higher clinical effectiveness, as well as perspectives of application of preparations based on recombinant IFN for therapy of potentially, dangerous diseases are examined.