Reuters is reporting that researchers at John Hopkins University have found a way to disarm the Aids virus.
Researchers from the United States and Europe working in laboratories on the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) found it is unable to damage the immune system if cholesterol is removed from the virus's membrane.
"It's like an army that has lost its weapons but still has flags, so another army can recognize it and attack it," said Adriano Boasso of Imperial College London, who led the study.
Here is a link to the article from Reuters:
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Researchers are hopeful that the discovery will lead to a vaccine that could prevent the spread of the virus.
Results of the tests have been posted in Blood magazine, but I'm unable to interpret the information. Perhaps some of the experts on this site could offer their expertise.
For this study -- published on Monday in the journal Blood -- Boasso's team removed cholesterol from the membrane around the virus and found that this stopped HIV from triggering the innate immune response. This in turn led to a stronger adaptive response, orchestrated by a type of immune cells called T cells.
I could find no other articles posted on the KOS on this subject, but if it has been previously posted, then let me know and I will delete this diary.