Scientists have found a way to prevent the reproduction of the HIV virus in the human body

Examine the human genome, scientists have proposed a new approach for the treatment of viral infections. Article about it was published in the latest issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Currently there is no cure, with full cure for HIV infection. By existing drugs attack fragments immunodeficiency virus, but the virus continually creating new mutated form resistant to the drug. U.S. researchers have studied human immune cells and found that HIV replicates very poorly when the pre-treatment of cells leads to inhibition of the kinase enzyme. Kinase inhibitor affects multiple processes in the viral life cycle - in its penetration of immune cells, the gene expression and the emergence of a new virus. Result, it was confirmed not only on the cellular level - mutant mice lacking a kinase in immune cells showed a significantly higher resistance to HIV. Dr. Henderson said in clinical trials, it will be possible to observe a similar effect. Medications that suppress the action of kinases in human immune cells and were able to have serious side effects, researchers have suggested, but in the opinion of Henderson, for large pharmaceutical companies is not a problem, they already have a number of similar products, and we have only select the most efficient and secure. Researchers emphasize that their method has nothing to do with the development of a vaccine against HIV is not a preventive measure, and aims to prevent the virus from multiplying in the body.