Live Breaking News & Updates on Cherifa Beji

Stay updated with breaking news from Cherifa beji. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

HIV: an innovative therapeutic breakthrough to optimize the immune system


 E-Mail
IMAGE: INRS Professor Julien van Grevenynghe, expert in immunology and virology, and doctoral student Hamza Loucif, first author of the paper.
view more 
Credit: INRS
Prompted by the need to improve conventional treatments for people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1), a team from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has identified a therapeutic approach to restore the effectiveness of immune cells. The study, led by doctoral student Hamza Loucif and Professor Julien van Grevenynghe, was published in the journal
Autophagy.
Most people infected with HIV-1 require daily antiretroviral therapy to control the infection. These drugs cause significant side effects without fully restoring the normal functioning of the immune system. Yet, a specific group of patients, called elite controllers , are able to live with the infection without any drug intervention. ....

Xavier Dagenais Lussier , Hani Jrade , Cherifa Beji , Armand Frappier Sant , Julien Van Grevenynghe , David Olagnier , Hamza Loucif , Terre Environnement , Van Grevenynghe , Jean Pierre Routy , Roman Tellitchenko , Engineering Research Council Of Canada , Natural Sciences , Professor Julien , Engineering Research Council , Quebec City , Eau Terre Environnement , Urbanisation Culture Soci , Molecular Biology , Medicine Health , Aids Hiv , Immunology Allergies Asthma , Infectious Emerging Diseases , Metabolism Metabolic Diseases , Public Health , ஐயேவியர் தகேனைச் லூசியர் ,