HIV/AIDS
Studies from University of Pretoria, Department of Biochemistry have provided new information about HIV/AIDS
Published in AIDS Weekly, April 5th, 2010
A report, 'HIV therapeutic possibilities of gold compounds,' is newly published data in Biometals. According to a study from Pretoria, South Africa, "Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has resulted in decreased mortality and morbidity from the acquired immune deficiency syndrome caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Drug resistance and toxicity of HAART has led to the search for novel inhibitors of HIV infection."
"Gold-based compounds have shown promising activity against a wide range of clinical conditions and microorganism infections including HIV-1. A typical example is auranofin which resulted in an elevated CD4+ T-cell count in an HIV...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2010-04-05)
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