New hope for people with HIV / AIDS

According to the Science magazine, German researchers at the Max Planck Institute and the Heinrich-Pette Institute have developed an enzyme capable of removing HIV-infected cells.

Dr. Alan Engelman (Photo: Harvard.edu)

"This particular enzyme removes the HIV-1 virus (the most potent and toxic form of HIV virus) from in vitro infected cells and in the future will kill the virus in people infected with HIV / AIDS" Explains Dr. Alan Engelman of Harvard University (USA).

" Tre " enzyme attacks DNA of HIV / AIDS virus, recreates its DNA structure, then removes it from infected cells.

The laboratory test allowed the destruction of the HIV virus in an infected cell within 3 months. However, the current problem is that HIV can be resistant when detected early and can infect cells during months and even years until the infected person develops AIDS.

Researchers will determine if the " Tre " enzyme is able to identify infected cells that are " sleeping ".

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