Recombinant Human Interferon-Gamma: Prospects for the Treatment of Chronic Epstein-Barr Viral Infection

Infection of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is about 90% among people over the age of 40. The EBV causes a chronic infection that is characterized by chronic or recurrent symptoms and persists for a long time. Recombinant interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) has high clinical and antiviral efficacy in the treatment o...

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Main Authors: Rakityanskaya, Irina A. (Author), Ryabova, Tatiana S. (Author)
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520 |a Infection of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is about 90% among people over the age of 40. The EBV causes a chronic infection that is characterized by chronic or recurrent symptoms and persists for a long time. Recombinant interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) has high clinical and antiviral efficacy in the treatment of herpesvirus infections. 110 patients with chronic EBV infection were examined. The patients were divided into three groups for different treatment regimens: Group 1-IFN-γ therapy (15 injections of Ingaron i/m, 500,000 IU every other day); Group 2-valaciclovir (Valtrex 500 mg × 2 times/day, orally for 2 months); Group 3-valganciclovir (Valcyte 450 mg × 2 times/day, orally for 2 months) and IFN-γ (10-20 injections of Ingaron i/m, 500,000 IU every other day). The best results were obtained in group 3-73.07% negative PCR. In this group, the combination of valganciclovir + IFN-γ was different. We showed that the efficacy of therapy in patients with chronic EBV is determined by the duration of INF-γ administration. We also determined spontaneous and induced production of IFN-α and -γ cytokines in serum and in lymphocyte culture. We demonstrated that in patients with an initially low level of induced IFN-γ, the production of this cytokine significantly increased in three months after the end of therapy. 
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