NIH-supported scientists reverse HIV and SIV latency in two animal models

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) In a range of experiments, scientists have reactivated resting immune cells that were latently infected with HIV or its monkey relative, SIV, in cells in the bloodstream and a variety of tissues in animals. As a result, the cells started making copies of the viruses, which could potentially be neutralized by anti-HIV drugs and the immune system. This advance, published today in two papers in Nature, marks progress toward a widely accessible cure for HIV.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news