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Question about Interferons

an701
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Interferons are released in the body in response to viruses?

True or False?

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In the book it says that interferons bind to uninfected cells, in turn, triggers the synthesis of cellular enzymes that inhibit viral replication.

True, they can be. They can be produced in response to bacteria and other microbes and microbial products. For example, double stranded RNA (found in some viruses), when encountered by a certain immune cell may trigger interferon production.

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