Immunology

Human cells can "silence" HIV genes

Published in AIDS Weekly, June 13th, 2005

For the first time, scientists have shown that humans use an immune defense process common in plants and invertebrates to battle a virus.

The new finding that human cells can silence an essential part of HIV's genetic make-up could have important implications for the treatment of people infected with the virus. Led by Kuan-Teh Jeang, MD, PhD, of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the researchers published their findings in the journal Immunity.

"This research suggests that a novel approach to HIV therapy targeting a stable component of HIV might be feasible," said...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2005-06-13)

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