{"id":7225,"date":"2022-01-15T13:38:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T13:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/us-scientists-develop-method-to-kick-and-kill-hidden-hiv-in-cells-coming-closer-to-curing-disease"},"modified":"2022-01-15T14:08:33","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T14:08:33","slug":"us-scientists-develop-method-to-kick-and-kill-hidden-hiv-in-cells-coming-closer-to-curing-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/us-scientists-develop-method-to-kick-and-kill-hidden-hiv-in-cells-coming-closer-to-curing-disease","title":{"rendered":"US Scientists Develop Method to &#8216;Kick And Kill&#8217; Hidden HIV in Cells, Coming Closer to Curing Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>Even though medications exist to flush active HIV cells from an organism, none can yet cure the disease because the virus can stay &#8220;hidden&#8221; in some human cells.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), have discovered a new method of treating the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that could help to create a reliable method of curing patients for good.<\/p>\n<p>In a publication in the Nature Communications medical journal, UCLA researchers said they had upgraded a method developed in 2017 to flush and kill a hidden HIV virus lying dormant in human cells.<\/p>\n<p>The 2017 method suggests using a special synthetic compound to activate a dormant HIV virus. The method was tested on mice with an altered immune system that resembles that of a human in combination with antiretroviral drugs normally used to kill an active HIV virus.<\/p>\n<p>The earlier method killed some 25% of HIV virus in mice within 24 hours, but is not ideal, according to the study. The group of UCLA researchers, however, added &#8220;healthy natural killer cells&#8221;, like those produced in a healthy human, to eliminate the reactivated HIV virus in mice. As a result of their tests, UCLA researchers reported a full elimination of the virus from the bodies of 40% of the mice in the study.<\/p>\n<p>The research gives extra hope to millions who suffer from HIV, that a cure will be found before the onset of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Currently, UCLA researchers are reported to be working to bring the success rate up to 100%. Further testing is hoped to reach the human trials stage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\">Liberia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Liberia. Even though medications exist to flush active HIV cells from an organism, none can yet cure the disease because the virus can stay &#8220;hidden&#8221; in some human cells. 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