New Technique Can Help A Simple Scan Find HIV in the Body

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Salve a tutti sono nuovo di qui, non so se questo post è nel giusto angolo del forum comunque volevo farvi presente la notizia visto che nessun l'ha posta, non ho ben capito tutto non sono un granché con l'inglese, comunque questa è la parte più saliente dell'articolo che si può leggere nel link che segue :

http://www.crossmap.com/news/hiv-and-ai ... body-27054


In order to experiment with the idea, the team from Emory University, injected 3 monkeys with SIV with radioactive antibodies, and upon PET scanning the monkeys the radiation revealed a viral protein called gp120 all across the body however not able to get to the brain, which is a crucial part as this is thought to be one of HIV's sanctuary sites. The scan--however not detailed--seemed to have showed the virus in the immune cells, as confirmed when the monkeys died and their immune cells were tested. Though this is not detailed according to Alan Winston,"It's the first paper that has allowed us to visualize viral reservoirs." The article was first published at Nature Methods.

Now the scientist would need to create antibodies that can recognize gp120 protein. If scans are going to be developed for HIV then it'll be harder to HIV to mutate and hide once a person is diagnosed.

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Salve a tutti sono nuovo di qui, non so se questo post è nel giusto angolo del forum comunque volevo farvi presente la notizia visto che nessun l'ha posta, non ho ben capito tutto non sono un granché con l'inglese, comunque questa è la parte più saliente dell'articolo che si può leggere nel link che segue :

http://www.crossmap.com/news/hiv-and-ai ... body-27054


In order to experiment with the idea, the team from Emory University, injected 3 monkeys with SIV with radioactive antibodies, and upon PET scanning the monkeys the radiation revealed a viral protein called gp120 all across the body however not able to get to the brain, which is a crucial part as this is thought to be one of HIV's sanctuary sites. The scan--however not detailed--seemed to have showed the virus in the immune cells, as confirmed when the monkeys died and their immune cells were tested. Though this is not detailed according to Alan Winston,"It's the first paper that has allowed us to visualize viral reservoirs." The article was first published at Nature Methods.

Now the scientist would need to create antibodies that can recognize gp120 protein. If scans are going to be developed for HIV then it'll be harder to HIV to mutate and hide once a person is diagnosed.

Ciao, ben arrivato.

Ho parlato di questa ricerca quando è stato pubblicato l'articolo nel marzo dell'anno scorso. Questo è il post:

• ImmunoPET per LOCALIZZARE DOVE NEL CORPO AVVIENE LA REPLICAZIONE DI SIV/HIV