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13-11-06, 10:56 am
How It Works
The interferon beta medications resemble the natural interferon the body produces during a response by the immune system to disease. It is not completely clear how interferon beta medications work in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), but it is known that they affect the immune system and also help fight viral infections. They also work by preventing inflammation and demyelination in the central nervous system.
The interferon beta medications also limit the activity of gamma interferon, which is a protein produced by the immune system that worsens MS.
Avonex is injected into the muscle of the thigh, upper arm, or hip once a week; Rebif is injected beneath the skin 3 times a week; Betaseron is injected beneath the skin every other day.
http://health._____.com/ency/healthwise/hw190357
The interferon beta medications resemble the natural interferon the body produces during a response by the immune system to disease. It is not completely clear how interferon beta medications work in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), but it is known that they affect the immune system and also help fight viral infections. They also work by preventing inflammation and demyelination in the central nervous system.
The interferon beta medications also limit the activity of gamma interferon, which is a protein produced by the immune system that worsens MS.
Avonex is injected into the muscle of the thigh, upper arm, or hip once a week; Rebif is injected beneath the skin 3 times a week; Betaseron is injected beneath the skin every other day.
http://health._____.com/ency/healthwise/hw190357