Immunotherapeutics & Novel Therapies

Cytokines

Cytokines are part of the immune machine. They are proteins that ship messages among cells to set off the immune machine. There are two sorts of cytokines which are used to treat cancer:

Interferons: These proteins are produced through your immune machine to alert your body that there's a pathogen, generally a virulent disease, to your frame. Interferons can be made in a laboratory to help your immune machine combat most cancers. They can also gradual the boom of cancer cells. The maximum not unusual kind of interferon used in most cancers remedy is called interferon alpha. Interferon may be used to several many distinctive forms of most cancers. Side consequences of interferon treatment may also include flu-like symptoms, an increased threat of infection, pores and skin rashes, and hair thinning.

Interleukins: Interleukins are proteins that bypass messages among cells. They also begin an immune response.