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Miranda Smith

Checkpoints and cure: PRADA study coming soon

2 years ago Doherty Institute Novel Approaches

Immune checkpoints help the immune system to keep itself under control. When they are expressed on immune cells, immune checkpoint markers act as a brake and prevent overly vigorous, and damaging, immune responses. Studies have shown that the repressive effects of immune checkpoints on how the immune system functions can be reversed. Several antibodies that block…

Sean Slavin and Edwina Wright

An overview of HIV cure research

2 years ago Doherty Institute Reservoir, Remission, Rebound

The desire for a cure for HIV has existed since the start of the epidemic. In the 1980s, many people were optimistic that science would find a cure within a few years. However, as more was learned about the complexity of this retrovirus, hope of a cure gave way to the goal to develop effective…

  • CD32 may not be the reservoir marker it was originally thought to be! New research shows that CD32 is found on cell… https://t.co/avUmTvqf7y
    April 20th, 2018
  • Stronger together? Read about a promising #HIV cure approach using an immune activating compound plus broadly neutr… https://t.co/z254q8laO9
    April 20th, 2018
  • #HIV has gone from a death sentence to a chronic manageable condition, but advances in immunotherapy are advancing… https://t.co/Ms19ETctqE
    April 17th, 2018

Gut feeling for a functional cure

1 year ago

HIV infection takes a heavy toll on the gut. The virus enters the body and heads straight for the stomach and intestines....

Searching for hidden HIV

1 year ago

Locking in HIV – can silencing lead to cure?

1 year ago

Engineered T cells show promise in fight against HIV

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