AIDS drugs for HIV viral antibodies LATEST: Found, at the Body of people living with HIV AIDS Vaccine
Scientists have found three powerful antibodies in the cell body of a male African-American gay 60-year-old, nicknamed Donor 45. Even one of them is the antibodies that neutralize more than 91 percent of the HIV virus. The male body naturally produces antibodies.
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In the case of a 45-donor antibody did not save themselves from contracting HIV, researchers filter out approximately 25 million cells to find dozens of cells that later can produce a powerful antibody. The man most likely already infected with the HIV virus before the body starts producing antibodies. Until now, he is still alive, and had HIV for 20 years at the time of his blood taken.
The researchers wanted to make a vaccine that will allow everyone's body to make antibodies similar Donor 45. The study is expected to pave the way to make vaccines that are not only effective against the AIDS virus, but also other viral diseases, and has become an important part of AIDS research.
Speaking of the vaccine, Gary Nabel, director of the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institute of Allergy and Infections Disease who also led the research said, "It would take hard work. We'll be here for a while (before the vaccine showed a clear benefit)."
Last year, demonstrated the effectiveness of the first HIV vaccine proved disappointing. Following subsequent vaccine research in Thailand, according to statistics reached a successful range of up to 30 percent. However, the discovery of this new antibody can produce a more promising treatment.
"Antibodies are attached to the virus that has not changed, and this explains why the virus can neutralize different strains of HIV is deadly," said Dr. John Mascola, one of the researchers.
Prepare antibody discovery to be an effective HIV vaccine research that would be difficult, because researchers must start from an important part of the virus where antibodies attached to it. Then, using the viral vaccine design is to encourage the body to make antibodies like those found in donor 45.
Inventions described in the online edition of the journal Science, was discovered just days before the International AIDS Conference in Vienna is scheduled to be held July 18 to 23, 2010. This study is expected to be the focus of the meeting given the number of people living with HIV / AIDS (PLWHA) increasing.