Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️⚧️New drug shows promise in clearing HIV from brain
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240725193914.htm
* experimental drug orig. developed to treat cancer may help clear HIV f. infected cells in brain
* drug may clear virus f. hidden areas that have been a major challenge in HIV treatment
CSF1R inhibition depletes brain macrophages and reduces brain virus burden in SIV-infected macaques
https://academic.oup.com/brain/advance-article/doi/10.1093/brain/awae153/7714669
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New drug shows promise in clearing HIV from brain
An experimental drug originally developed to treat cancer may help clear HIV from infected cells in the brain, according to a new study. By targeting infected cells in the brain, drug may clear virus from hidden areas that have been a major challenge in HIV treatment.