The scientist announced that he had destroyed the HIV-infected cells

Scientists have published a potential breakthrough discovery in the fight against HIV.

Researchers in Paris' Institut Pasteur say they have succeeded in destroying infected cells that have long been treated with antiviral drugs.

HIV virus tends to target cells with high metabolic activity.

Currently, therapeutic drugs are unable to remove the HIV virus from the human body, but on December 21, the medical journal Cell Metabolism published the findings, claiming that scientists had Find out how to remove the virus infected cells.

In a press release published on EurekaAlert, a spokesman for Institut Pasteur said: 'Current drug treatments are designed to prevent the development of HIV but cannot remove it from the body. '.

HIV virus tends to target cells with high metabolic activity and stealing energy for development.

The statement states: 'Thanks to the metabolism inhibitors, researchers have sought to destroy infected cells, or ' tanks '.

Thus, the study opens up the possibility of finding ways to relieve the disease by removing these "tank" cells.

The next step of the study will be to assess the potential of inhibitors on living organisms.

The research was funded by Institut Pasteur, AmfAR (American AIDS Research Foundation) and Sidaction.