Immunologic adjuvants are agents which, while they have no antigenic effects by themselves, serve to stimulate the immune system thereby increasing the response to vaccines.
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Antiviral Actions of Interferons
Peer review focuses on the antiviral workings of interferons from the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara and also links to other reviews about interferon.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11585785
Information about Avonex, a prescription drug for people with Multiple Sclerosis. Find out whether this is the right drug for you and also how to get the most from it. FAQs about Avonex are provided.
http://www.avonex.com
Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Interferons
Provides details about interferon-alpha, interferon-beta, and interferon-gamma and their relationship to cancers including hairy cell leukemia, AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma, and melanoma. Also links to other articles on the site which are relevant.
http://www.cancercenter.com/conventional-cancer-treatment/interferons.cfm
Article from the Journal of Inflammation Research presents the differences between immunologic and non-immunologic stimulation.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/j5358685p8463n07/
Natural Immunological Adjuvant Enhances T Cell Clonal Expansion
Scholarly article in the Journal of Experimental Medicine expresses the results of this study and details the materials and methods used, results, discussion, and references.
http://jem.rupress.org/content/187/2/225.full
Recommendations for Use and Alternatives to Freund's Complete Adjuvant
Article from the University of Iowa's Animal Research publication which delves into details about alternatives and guidelines for use of those alternatives.
http://research.uiowa.edu/animal/?get=adjuvant
