neo1980 Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a discovery that raises the possibility of a new approach for treating HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, scientists have identified a cluster of naturally occurring proteins that seem to keep the virus from reproducing. HIV researchers have long been interested in "long-term non-progressors," people who are infected with HIV but live for years or even decades without developing AIDS. Scientists have been studying long-term non-progressors to try to find out how their immune systems fend off HIV so well. Back in 1986, researchers found that in some people with HIV, immune cells called CD8 T-cells released a molecule that suppresses HIV replication. This molecule is most abundant in people with HIV who are in relatively good health, particularly long-term non-progressors. Scientists dubbed the molecule CD8 antiviral factor, or CAF, but its true identity has been elusive. Now, a team led by Dr. David D. Ho of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center in New York reports that it has identified a cluster of proteins that seems to account for much of CAF's anti-HIV effect. http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Living/reuters2...020926_537.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo1980 Posted September 27, 2002 Author Share Posted September 27, 2002 http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectI...F8C2D1831E58BC5 http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=200209...26-013632-2036r http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/conditions/.../aids.proteins/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted September 27, 2002 Veteran Share Posted September 27, 2002 wow. this could really be a huuuuuuuuge breakthrough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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