Un nuevo "truco" permite al VIH superar la gran resistencia de las células T a la infección de este virus, según muestran los resultados de un estudio realizado por expertos norteamericanos de la George Mason University y el Institute of Mental Health, y que ha sido publicado en 'Cell'. Según explicaron, la cubierta del virus envía una señal que destruye el "esqueleto interno" de la célula, una estructura que de otra manera presenta una barrera importante para la infección.
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¿alguna ref., seria?..hace apenas unas semanas estaban aun en ello:
...The team is pursuing a new treatment based on a Trojan horse concept in which a particle that looks and behaves like the virus is used to target HIV-infected cells. The imposter particles then seek out and infiltrate cells containing a known HIV protein called Rev.
“The theory is that once these fake particles identify and invade infected cells, the Rev protein will trigger the release of a toxin that will eliminate the virus’ reservoir,” explains Wu. “So in this sense, it is just like a Trojan horse — it sneaks into the enemy’s territory and then jumps out and attacks.”
What makes Wu’s research unique is his strategy of inducing the decay of HIV-infected T-cells so that patients may stop drug treatment without the virus rebounding....
@ http://gazette.gmu.edu/articles/12369/