Poly IC

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-016147",
  "term": "Poly IC",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A synthetic polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid double-stranded RNA. Poly IC may stimulate the release of cytotoxic cytokines and, by inducing interferon-gamma production, may increase the number and tumoricidal activities of various immunohematopoietic cells.",
  "synonyms": [
    "poly I-poly C",
    "poly I:C",
    "polyinosate-polycytidylate",
    "polyinosinic acid-polycytidylic acid",
    "5'-inosinic Acid, homopolymer complex with 5'-cytidylic acid homopolymer",
    "polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/poly-ic/"
}