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Tilorone is an orally active, antiviral compound that induces interferon production and is reported to have antitumor, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective actions. With chronic administration, tilorone induces lysosomal glycosaminoglycan storage, rendering glycosaminoglycans resistant to enzymatic degradation.

Orange-yellow crystalline powder

antiviral

ChEBI: Tilorone dihydrochloride is the dihydrochloride salt of tilorone. It is used as an antiviral drug to treat influenza, herpes infection, viral hepatitis, acute respiratory viral infections and SARS. It has a role as an anti-inflammatory agent, an antineoplastic agent, an interferon inducer, a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist and an antiviral drug. It contains a tilorone(2+).

Tilorone is INN.