Research for AIDS Cure Advances as HIV Fought in Monkeys
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Antibodies derived from the blood of HIV-infected people suppressed the virus in the blood of monkeys in two studies that suggest the experimental approach may improve AIDS therapy or point the way toward a cure.
One study showed that a single injection of antibodies reduced the simian, or monkey, version of HIV to undetectable levels in three to seven days -- much faster than regular AIDS drugs -- and the effect lasted for almost two months. The research, led by Dan Barouch, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, is published today online by the journal Nature.