Poly IC

**Semantic type:** Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide|Pharmacologic Substance

**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. (NCI04)

**Synonyms:** - 5'-Inosinic Acid, Homopolymer Complex with 5'-Cytidylic Acid Homopolymer - 5'-Inosinic Acid, Homopolymer Complex with 5'-Cytidylic Acid Homopolymer - Poly C poly I - Poly I:C - Poly I:poly C - Poly rI:poly rC - Poly(I).poly(C) - Poly(rI)-poly(rC) - Poly(rI).poly(rC) - Polyinosinic acid.polycytidylic acid - Polyinosinic acid:polycytidylic acid - Polyinosinic-polycytidylic Acid - poly (I)-poly (C) - poly (I).poly (C) - poly (rI)- poly (rC) - poly (rI). poly (rC) - poly I-poly C - poly I.poly C - polyinosate-polycytidylate - polyinosate.polycytidylate - polyinosinic acid-polycytidylic acid - polyinosinic acid.polycytidylic acid