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Novel techniques probed in cure research
Gus Cairns, 2014-07-22 16:40:00
Two presentations at the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne described new pathways being explored in the search for either a permanent cure or for longer-acting drugs.
In one, two artificial genes that cause cells to generate antiviral entry inhibitors produced significant inhibition of cellular infection.
In another, a technique that is the exact opposite of the much-explored ‘kick and kill’ strategy (which uses drugs to activate cells latently infected with HIV) used an artificial gene fragment to maintain latently-infected cells in a locked-down state that resisted strong immune stimulation.
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