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. 1973 Jun;3(6):742–743. doi: 10.1128/aac.3.6.742

BL-20803, a New, Low-Molecular-Weight Interferon Inducer

Paul Siminoff 1, Anthony M Bernard 1, Valentina S Hursky 1, Kenneth E Price 1
PMCID: PMC444491  PMID: 4790625

Abstract

BL-20803 induced interferon in mice when administered via oral or parenteral routes. During multiple dosing with the drug at 48-h intervals, animals exhibited a hyporesponsive state to the third treatment. Inhibition of vaccinia virus infection was correlated with interferon induction.

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