Effect of interferon therapy on human papillomavirus copy number in patients with Condyloma acuminatum

• Published in: The American journal of the medical sciences Vol. 310; no. 1; p. 14
• Main Authors: Arany, I, Rady, P, Tyring, S K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.1995
• Subjects: Cell Line; Condylomata Acuminata - drug therapy; Condylomata Acuminata - genetics; DNA, Viral - drug effects; Gene Dosage; Humans; Interferons - therapeutic use; Papillomaviridae - genetics; Papillomaviridae - isolation & purification; Papillomavirus Infections - drug therapy; Papillomavirus Infections - genetics; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Risk Factors; Skin Diseases, Viral - drug therapy; Skin Diseases, Viral - genetics; Tumor Virus Infections - drug therapy; Tumor Virus Infections - genetics

Interferons exert antiviral, antiproliferative, and immunomodulatory effects on target cells. The effectiveness of interferon treatment can be followed by measuring parameters involved in interferon action. The clinical effectiveness of interferons has been proved in the human papillomavirus (HPV)-a...