[Production of inhibitors of interferon action by cell lines sensitive and insensitive to the antiviral action of interferon].

The capacity of a number of human and murine cell cultures to produce, upon virus induction of interferon synthesis, low molecular admixtures inhibiting interferon antiviral activity was studied. The cells resistant to interferon were found to be 8-16 times as active producers of these admixtures as sensitive cells. A possible role of the production of these admixtures in functional, i. e. not depending upon the interferon receptor gene, fluctuations of interferon inducibility and sensitivity to it is discussed.