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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>A 2020 Nobel Prize-winning gene-editing method promises to advance the cure of HIV, halting the need for long-term antiviral medication. However, challenges remain around the complexity of eradicating HIV from all infected cells.<\/p>\n

Researchers have successfully removed HIV from infected cells using a novel technique, raising hopes of a cure.<\/p>\n

The team was also able to pick out \u201chidden\u201d HIV storage cells, focusing on distinct proteins lodged on these cell surfaces.<\/p>\n

Scientists from the University of Amsterdam employed the Nobel Prize winning gene-editing tool CRISPR\/Cas9.<\/p>\n

The gene editor is used to change animal, plant, and microorganism DNAs with extremely high precision. This technology has revolutionized molecular life sciences, opened new plant-breeding opportunities, and contributed to the development of new cancer therapies.<\/p>\n

The tool functions like a cookie cutter, targeting HIV DNA at a microscopic level and cutting out all viral imprints at specific points in infected cells. This enables the elimination of unwanted genes or the introduction of new genetic materials into cells.<\/p>\n

Drafting their pre-conference abstract for the forthcoming 34th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024), the researchers disclosed that their work is a \u201cproof of concept.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cthese findings represent a pivotal advancement towards designing a cure strategy,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

Molecular virologist and the study\u2019s lead author, Dr Elena Herrera Carrillo from<\/b> Amsterdam University Medical Center, said that they aim to offer a therapy that can tackle multiple HIV strains effectively.<\/p>\n

The research findings stand out from several advances in the field. In 2023, the method was successfully applied to monkeys, paving the way for initial human trials.<\/p>\n

Other scientific endeavors have explored using CRISPR\/Cas9 against HIV. In one of such undertaking, Excision BioTherapies disclosed that after 48 weeks, three HIV-positive participants showed no concerning side effects.<\/p>\n

However, a virus expert, Dr. Jonathan Stoye, at the Francis Crick Institute, London, told the press that eliminating HIV from all the infected cells in the body was \u201cextremely challenging.\u201d<\/p>\n

He stressed that \u201cIt therefore seems likely that many years will elapse before any such Crispr-based therapy becomes routine \u2014 even assuming that it can be shown to be effective.”<\/p>\n

HIV infects immune system cells, hijacking their genetic replication system to make copies of itself. Despite effective treatment, some cells enter a form of hibernation, harboring HIV DNA without actively producing a new virus.<\/p>\n

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