Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, August 26th, 1996
A breakthrough study shows that proper stimulation of CD4+ T cells cultured from HIV infected individuals not only causes them to proliferate but also reduces viral load.
Moreover, the same stimulation of CD4+ T cells from uninfected donors makes them resistant to HIV infection.
"We made the surprising observation that you didn't have to add antiretroviral drugs to the media to see this antiviral effect," said Carl H. June of the Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (1996-08-26)
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