It is thought that this process, at least in part, is responsible for the various cellular responses to interferon, including inhibition of virus replication in virus-infected cells, suppression of cell proliferation and such immunomodulating activities as enhancement of the phagocytic activity of macrophages and augmentation of the specific cytotoxicity of lymphocytes for target cells.
s immunmodulerende aktiviteter som øgning af den fagocytære aktivitet af makrofager og øgning af den specifikke cytotoksicitet af lymfocytter på målcellerne.