Infectious Diseases - 2021 Archives

HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, can hide in resting cells, thereby creating a reservoir of itself in cells of individuals who are being treated for the disease. This latent reservoir that exists in memory cells within the immune system (CD4) has been untouchable and remains the largest barrier in curing rather than simply controlling HIV. Now Mayo Clinic researchers have seen early indications in a small clinical trial that a drug may reduce that reservoir.