MONDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) --
Danish scientists testing a novel HIV
treatment in human trials contend that
they're confident their strategy will result
in a cure for the AIDS-causing virus,
according to news reports.
The technique -- already tested
successfully in lab experiments --
involves freeing the HIV virus from DNA
cells, where it collects in "reservoirs,"
and bringing it to the surface of the
cells, the Telegraph in Great Britain
reported. Once the virus has surfaced, it
can be permanently destroyed by a
"vaccine" that primes the body's natural
immune system, the researchers said.
"I am almost certain that we will be
successful in releasing the reservoirs of
HIV," said Dr. Ole Sogaard, a senior
researcher at the Aarhus University
Hospital in Denmark, according to the
news report. So far the clinical trials are
"promising," he said.
Fifteen patients are currently taking
part in the trials, and if they are found
to have successfully been cured of HIV,
the "cure" will be tested on a wider
scale, the Telegraph reported.
"The challenge will be getting the
patients' immune system to recognize
the virus and destroy it. This depends on
the strength and sensitivity of individual
immune systems," Sogaard said, the
newspaper reported.
Sogaard said a "cure" is different than a
preventative vaccine. That means
continued awareness of unsafe behaviors
-- such as avoiding unprotected sex or
sharing needles for intravenous drug use
-- is still the key to combating HIV.
If the Danish researchers are successful, it
would obviously represent a huge step in
the battle against HIV.
A large study of an experimental HIV
vaccine was halted recently because the
shots weren't preventing infection, the
U.S. National Institutes of Health said last
week.
The clinical trial included about 2,500
people, mostly gay men, in 19 cities. Half of
the participants were given the vaccine
developed by the NIH and half received
placebo shots. A safety review found that
slightly more people who had received the
vaccine later became infected with HIV.
The reasons for this aren't clear.
While the vaccinations are being stopped,
the NIH said it will continue to track the
study participants' health, the Associated
Press reported.
Numerous attempts to develop an HIV/
AIDS vaccine have failed.
Source: http://www.webmd.com/hiv-aids/news/2...ntists-contend
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