FTP, identify this type of cytokine named for its ability to impede with viral replication.
They do not actively attack pathogens but alert other cells to a pathogens presence in the body.  The alpha-form has been approved to treat genital warts and to combat Kaposi sarcoma along with other viral diseases. After initial discovery by Isaacs and Lindenmann in 1957, researchers began to show that these substances could suppress the growth of cancers in some animals along with the ability to cure a wide range of infection.  FTP, identify this type of cytokine named for its ability to impede with viral replication.
They do not actively attack pathogens but alert other cells to a pathogens presence in the body.  
interferons