Find out the 'invisible cover' of the HIV virus

According to research published in the British Journal of Nature on November 6, the scientists have found an "invisible cover" that allows AIDS-causing HIV virus to hide after entering the world. human body cells and regeneration without activating the patient's immune system. This is considered a step towards better HIV treatment.

The team, led by Greg Towers of University College London, said it had overturned the "cover" on a laboratory-developed cell-type drug. The drug is based on Cyclosprine, which is widely used to prevent rejection in organ transplant surgery, to prevent viruses from using molecules as a covering, preventing immune system activity.

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The human immune system is the first defense against virus infection, with an "alarm system" in each cell that helps detect invading bacteria and viruses. When the system is activated, the cell will respond to the virus and signal to surrounding cells.

However, the HIV virus hides itself from the body's natural defense by invading the immune system's white blood cells and regenerating for a while before the body's alarm system is activated.

HIV virus when entering the body will devastate and attack causing the body's immune system to decline. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 35.3 million people worldwide are living with HIV and 25 million people have died since AIDS first appeared in the early 1980s.

So far there have been many methods that can prolong the lives and enhance the health of people living with HIV but cannot cure AIDS. Scientists have not found a vaccine to prevent HIV.