Tilorone hydrochloride: mode of action

Science. 1970 Sep 18;169(3951):1214-5. doi: 10.1126/science.169.3951.1214.

Abstract

An antiviral serum component is found in mice treated orally with tilorone hydrochloride. The active material fulfills sufficient biological criteria to be classified as an interferon.

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Animals
  • Antiviral Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology*
  • Blood
  • Carcinoma
  • Cell Line
  • Dactinomycin / pharmacology
  • Dialysis
  • Encephalomyocarditis virus / drug effects
  • Fluorenes / administration & dosage
  • Fluorenes / pharmacology*
  • Laryngeal Neoplasms
  • Mice
  • Ribonucleases
  • Trypsin
  • Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus / drug effects

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Fluorenes
  • Dactinomycin
  • Ribonucleases
  • Trypsin