French study opens the door to the eradication of AIDS

A team of researchers from the Institut Pasteur de France has discovered a new way to identify the vulnerabilities of HIV cells and eliminate infected cells, according to a study published in the journal Cell Metabolism.

According to a website discuss The Institut Pasteur announced that these results could revolutionize the treatment of HIV / AIDS.

Until now, AIDS patients should take antiviral drugs that fail to eliminate stored cells.

"During our research, we were able to identify and eliminate infected cells and rid the infected body of HIV," said Asier Saiz Sirion, Spanish author of the study. .

The team of researchers of the Institute to identify the characteristics of T lymphocytes "CD4"Immune cells are activated by HIV and used for cloning.

The researchers found that the virus affects cells that have a strong metabolic activity such as "CD4"In which glucose consumption plays a key role, and experts understand that understanding this mechanism will open the door to the elimination of infected cells.

The researchers were able to block the virus through inhibitors of metabolic activity, a method also used in cancer that is applied to the body's biological tissues in an artificial environment.

The researchers explained that the result was a promising first step in the elimination of the disease, although it is still necessary to apply this technique to patients.