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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

The Unitary Micro-Immunotherapy Medicine Interferon-γ (4 CH) Displays Similar Immunostimulatory and Immunomodulatory Effects than Those of Biologically Active Human Interferon-γ on Various Cell Types.

Camille Jacques, Mathias Chatelais, Karim Fekir, Adrien Brulefert, Ilaria Floris

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Camille JacquesPreclinical Research Department, Labo'Life France, 1 rue François Bruneau, 44000 Nantes, France.ORCID 0000-0002-8044-0545
Mathias ChatelaisProfileHIT, 7 rue du Buisson, 44680 Sainte-Pazanne, France.
Karim FekirProfileHIT, 7 rue du Buisson, 44680 Sainte-Pazanne, France.
Adrien BrulefertQIMA Life Sciences, 1 bis Rue des Plantes-CS 50011-86160, 44680 Gençay, France.
Ilaria FlorisPreclinical Research Department, Labo'Life France, 1 rue François Bruneau, 44000 Nantes, France.ORCID 0000-0003-4089-3133

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a cytokine, gamma-interferon (IFN-γ) is considered a key player in the fine-tuned orchestration of immune responses. The extreme cellular sensitivity to cytokines is attested by the fact that very few of these bioactive molecules per cell are enough to trigger cellular functions. These findings can, at least partially, explain how/why homeopathically-prepared cytokines, and especially micro-immunotherapy (MI) medicines, are able to drive cellular responses. We focused our fundamental research on a unitary MI preparation of IFN-γ, specifically employed at 4 CH, manufactured and impregnated onto sucrose-lactose pillules as all other MI medicines. We assessed the IFN-γ concentration in the medium after dilution of the IFN-γ (4 CH)-bearing pillules and we evaluated in vitro drug responses in a wide range of immune cells, and in endothelial cells. Our results showed that IFN-γ (4 CH) stimulated the proliferation, the activation and the phagocytic capabilities of primary immune cells, as well as modulated their cytokine-secretion and immunity-related markers' expression in a trend that is quite comparable with the well-recognized biological effects induced by IFN-γ. Altogether, these data provide novel and additional evidences on MI medicines, and specifically when active substances are prepared at 4 CH, thus suggesting the need for more investigations.

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Cell Line, TumorCells, CulturedHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsImmunityImmunologic FactorsImmunomodulationImmunotherapyInterferon-gammaLeukocytes, MononuclearTHP-1 CellsIFNG protein, humanImmunologic FactorsInterferon-gammacentesimal Hahnemannian dilutioncytokines secretionhomeopathically prepared interferon-γimmune-related markersimmunomodulationimmunostimulantinterferon-γin vitromicro-immunotherapyunitary medicine

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PMID35216428
PMCPMC8879050
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