HIV/AIDS

Research results from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey update knowledge of HIV/AIDS

Published in Drug Law Weekly, November 10th, 2009

"The ability of HIV to establish a latent infection causes life-long virus persistence, even after long-term highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). The role that latency is playing in preventing clearance of the virus infection has become evident in recent years," scientists in the United States report.

"who have been successfully treated with ART, having undetectable levels of viral RNA (below 50 copies/ml) in the plasma for years, experienced rapid virus rebound on withdrawal of therapy. Activation of latent proviruses from the infected cells in combination with ART is a therapeutic strategy that may lead to the complete elimination of HIV infection. We report...

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Source: Drug Law Weekly (2009-11-10)

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