Scientists discover HIV lives in TWO blood cells, not one
Scientists discover HIV lives in TWO blood cells, not one
- However, new research by the University of North Carolina reveals the virus can also persist exclusively in macrophages, large white blood cells found in the liver, lung, bone marrow and brain.
- However, new research by the University of North Carolina reveals the virus can also persist exclusively in macrophages, large white blood cells found in the liver, lung, bone marrow and brain.
The
breakthrough discovery could explain why - despite monumental advances
in suppressing the virus - no treatment has successfully cured anyone of
the disease.
'These results are
paradigm changing because they demonstrate that cells other than T cells
can serve as a reservoir for HIV,' said Dr Jenna Honeycutt, lead-author
and postdoctoral research associate in the UNC Division of Infectious
Diseases.
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