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. 1976 Mar;9(3):551–553. doi: 10.1128/aac.9.3.551

Enhancement of rIn:rCn-Induced Interferon Production by Amphotericin B

Ernest C Borden 1, Peggy H Leonhardt 1
PMCID: PMC429570  PMID: 1259412

Abstract

When mouse L929 cells are treated with amphotericin B before exposure to polyriboinosinic-polyribocytidylic acid or polyriboinosinic-polyribocytidylic acid-dextran, they make significantly more interferon than do cells not receiving amphotericin. This effect may be due to enhanced cell membrane penetration by the polynucleotide.

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