The promising results from these tests have motivated researchers to start performing tests on animals by the end of the year.
Arkin and his colleagues observed what happened to the immune system by using a computer model. From the model they designed a potential treatment for AIDS that would help the patient for the duration they had the disease. This finding proved to be significant in the sense that it would prevent AIDS from occuring in patients who would have otherwise developed the disease after a period of latency.
The use of the computer model was a key factor to determining the actions of the virus in a given scenario.
The process, called "synthetic biology," consisted of a gutted HIV virus where the dangerous parts were removed and replaced with a DNA cargo that blocked HIV’s ability to destroy immune cells.
Three people carrying the drug-resistant strains of HIV were the first to follow through with the new type of gene therapy developed to inhibit the virus.
Similar to the effects of existing antiretroviral drugs, this treatment would not eliminate HIV entirely from the body, but since the antisense RNA fragment is extremely long, the probability remained very low that HIV would mutate enough to become resistant to it.
Wired May 13, 2004
New Scientist May 13, 2004
You can rest assured that any drug or vaccine therapy you read about in the news will not be the answer for HIV infections. This article describes the first possible authentic treatment for AIDS that I believe might actually work.
The treatment involves genetic therapy and is actually using a synthetic parasite virus.
Quite a novel approach.
Although a cure for AIDS hasn’t been discovered, there are some simple and practical ways to keep your immune system strong, one of the most important being the avoidance of sugar and grains.
Sugar decreases the function of your immune system almost immediately, so it is especially imperative to avoid sugar if you feel you are coming down with something, but keeping sugar out of your diet for the long haul will do wonders for your health and make your body stronger, which will make it harder for diseases to bother you.
For all the steps to building your immune system to its peak levels, which is by far the most effective way to avoid all kinds of chronic disease, consider my new book, "Dr. Mercola's Total Health Program", which presents my entire dietary and health program that took 20 years to develop and has helped tens of thousands of patients at my clinic overcome illness and disease.
Because the AIDS virus attacks the immune system, it is of utmost importance to keep it as healthy as possible to slow down the progression of the disease. Following a nutritious eating plan is definitely a huge step in the right direction.
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