Interferon's are proteins made by cells that are hosts to pathogens as a " cry for help " signal that recruits the body's defenses to pathogens and cancer cells.
Interferon is a fluid protein found in everyone's bloodstream. It is made by the body to protect body cells from being invaded by viruses. Interferon is also used as an inject…ion into a person that is deathly sick from a virus attack of some kind. ( Full Answer )
When a cell is infected with virus it sends out an interferon to warn other cells around it to stop transcription and translation and to produce antiviral proteins
Interferons affect the immune system in a number of ways. For example, interferon beta can enhance the activity of lymphocyte cells while simultaneously inhibiting other immun…e cells from becoming stimulated ( Full Answer )