Question about Interferons

[an701]

Interferons are released in the body in response to viruses?

True or False?

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In the book it says that interferons bind to uninfected cells, in turn, triggers the synthesis of cellular enzymes that inhibit viral replication.

[Greippi]

True, they can be. They can be produced in response to bacteria and other microbes and microbial products. For example, double stranded RNA (found in some viruses), when encountered by a certain immune cell may trigger interferon production.