New antibodies help reduce the amount of HIV virus in the blood

According to a study published in the journal Nature (April 8), US and German scientists have developed a special antibody that helps reduce the amount of HIV virus that causes AIDS in the blood without causing an image. bad health.

Creating antibodies helps reduce the amount of HIV virus in the blood

The group of scientists said they tested injecting 3BNC117 antibodies - separated from a cell of HIV-positive patients, into 12 HIV-free volunteers and 17 infected with the deadly virus.

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After 56 days of observation, they found that although HIV suppression did not last long (only about 28 days), some patients had better resistance to this dangerous agent. In particular, 8 people receiving the highest amount of antibodies showed positive results, reducing up to 300 times the HIV virus in the blood.

According to Rockefeller University scientist Maria Caskey, who is also the author of the study, it is possible that 3BNC117 and multiple haploid asexual antibodies are like 3BNC117, often separated from a stem cell. Single immunity, will help improve the immunity of patients, as well as contribute to "kill" HIV-infected cells.

Scientist Maria Caskey (middle).(Source: cctsnews.rockefeller.edu)

This opens up hope for effective use of 3BNC117 when combined with other drugs to find a new immunotherapy to fight HIV.

Currently, anti-HIV drugs are merely used to prevent the increase in the number of these viruses and no treatment is available, nor are there any vaccines to prevent this century's disease.