Transplant Drugs May Help Defeat Hiv

<img src='http://www.news-medical.net/image.axd?picture=AIDS%20ribbon%20590_thumb.jpg' width='350px' alt='Man holding red aids ribbon' style='float:left;padding:5px' /> The findings suggest that these drugs modify the immune system in such a way that reduces the persistence of the virus , says the team. Current therapies fail to cure the disease as they do not attack those viruses that remain hidden within the immune system, explains Deeks. Although these medications are effective at suppressing HIV, the virus still persists in the body at a low level, meaning patients need to carry on taking these expensive drugs for the rest of their lives. Researchers suspect that this persistence of HIV is linked to the inflammation that occurs in response to the infection. The inflammation is thought to provide an environment that the virus can hide in, thereby sustaining the infection. Deeks and team decided to investigate whether immunosupressants could reduce this inflammation and therefore disrupt the HIV-friendly environment. <br> <a href='http://www.news-medical.net/news/20140403/Transplant-drugs-may-help-defeat-HIV.aspx' rel='nofollow'>http://www.news-medical.net/news/20140403/Transplant-drugs-may-help-defeat-HIV.aspx</a>
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