New Method Of Treating HIV By Protecting Human Cells From HIV Invasion

Scientists have identified a more effective way to treat people suffering from HIV. Researchers from University of South Carolina (USC) in the US identified a novel human protein variant that can be targeted to prevent the human immunodeficiency virus from harming HIV-positive individuals.Most HIV drugs target the virus but the virus is not stable, it always mutates - problematic because the virus can become resistant to effective drugs," said, assistant professor at USC. The new study focused on HIV-1, the most widespread version worldwide.HIV can be classified into R5 and X4 viruses.

R5 viruses are exclusively associated with primary infection, and X4 viruses emerge in later stages of HIV diseases in half of HIV carriers.Detection of X4 is an indication that the patient's HIV infection has progressed to a very toxic state. Researchers identified a novel variant within the…