Breakthrough: Detecting antibodies can kill 99% of the HIV virus strain

The scientific community was surprised to find an antibody that could help kill 99% of HIV viruses, opening a new direction for medicine.

A new study by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) in collaboration with Sanofi pharmaceutical company has found an antibody capable of attacking 99% of HIV strains.

This is said to be a major breakthrough when they are thought to be more effective than any previously detected antibodies.

According to experts, this protein is made up of three broad-spectrum antibodies, called " antibodies trio".

Experts found that these three proteins are capable of killing many strains of HIV at the same time, so in a joint study between NIH and Sanofi, researchers have found a way to exploit this defense.

They were injected with 24 monkeys, which resulted in them being immune to HIV, although they continued to be infected with HIV.

While the most effective pre-antibodies can target only 90% of HIV strains, this specific triple antibody has 99% damage.

Dr. Nabel - Sanofi's scientific director shared: "These three antibodies are stronger and wider than any single antibody ever discovered.

They can overcome virus defense to effectively prevent and treat HIV. "

The next step is that they will put these powerful antibodies into a human clinical trial, expected to be conducted in 2018.

We know that, over the past few decades, with the efforts of the scientific community, we have gained some results in the fight against HIV.

However, up to now, no method to treat HIV actually has the expected results.

Therefore, this new finding opens up a new direction, a great opportunity for those who unfortunately have the HIV virus.

It is known that by the end of 2015, 36.7 million people around the world are living with HIV / AIDS, so we need to do more to minimize this number.

The study is published in the journal Science.