Recent HIV/AIDS News from NIAID
October 31, 2013: NIH-Funded Scientists Reveal Structure of HIV Protein Key to Cell Entry
“Using protein engineering and two different cutting-edge structural biology imaging techniques, researchers have developed a detailed picture of the protein largely responsible for enabling HIV to enter human immune cells and cause infection. An in-depth understanding of the atomic structure of the HIV envelope trimer—or Env, the three-component protein found on HIV’s surface—is critical to better understanding how HIV gains entry into cells and for creating potential HIV vaccines.”
Read the NIAID press release.
October 30, 2013: HIV Antibody Infusions Show Promise for Treating SHIV-Infected Monkeys
“Two teams are reporting results from experiments in which they infused powerful anti-HIV antibodies into monkeys infected with an HIV-like virus, rapidly reducing the amount of virus, or viral load, to undetectable levels, where it remained for extended periods.”
Read the NIAID press release.
Source: AIDSinfo At-a-Glance: Offering Information on HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention, and Research, A Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
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