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Feline Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Low-dose interferon-alpha treatment prolongs survival in FIV infection
March 24th, 2006
Low-dose interferon-alpha treatment prolongs survival in feline immunodeficiency syndrome-infected cats.
"Feline immunodeficiency virus sustains an AIDS-like syndrome in cats, which is considered a relevant model for human AIDS. Under precise enrolment requirements, 30 naturally infected cats showing overt disease were included in a trial of low-dose, oral human interferon-alpha treatment.
"Twenty-four of them received 10 IU/kg of human interferon-alpha and 6 placebo only on a daily basis under veterinary supervision," scientists writing in the journal Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology report.
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Source: Drug Week (2006-03-24)
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