干扰素(IF)具有种属的专异性,对病毒而言,是一种抗各种病毒的有效抑制剂。对宿主细胞则无任何毒害作用的保护剂,对细胞增殖及其自卫起积极作用,有所谓“万能”调节剂之称。在人类疾病中IF不仅有效地用于治疗感冒、水痘、疱疹性角膜炎、肝炎、麻疹、带状疱疹、疣等病毒性疾病,而且对某些癌症如骨髓癌、乳腺癌、白血病、肠癌、肝癌、淋巴癌及淋巴腺癌等亦有疗效。近年来,又发现IF除了抗病毒感染以外,还有某些作用如: Interferon (IF) is species-specific and, in the case of viruses, is a potent inhibitor against various viruses. There is no toxic effect on the host cell protective agent, play an active role in cell proliferation and self-defense, the so-called “universal” regulator. In human diseases, IF is not only effectively used for the treatment of viral diseases such as cold, chickenpox, herpes keratitis, hepatitis, measles, shingles, warts, but also for certain cancers such as myeloma, breast cancer, leukemia, , Liver cancer, lymphoma and lymphocarcinoma also have curative effect. In recent years, IF also found that in addition to antiviral infection, there are some effects such as: