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. 1988 Mar;56(3):548–551. doi: 10.1128/iai.56.3.548-551.1988

Antibacterial activity of recombinant murine beta interferon.

T Fujiki 1, A Tanaka 1
PMCID: PMC259324  PMID: 3343048

Abstract

Recombinant murine beta interferon was protective and therapeutic for mice against Listeria monocytogenes infection in vivo. The recombinant murine beta interferon caused enhanced H2O2 release by macrophages in vivo, but not in vitro.

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