Health Protection

The Canadian and American scientists have identified a protein that fights immunodeficiency, a protein that is present in the DNA of some people who would be immunized against diseases such as HIV infection. They published their findings in the online edition of Nature Medicine. In this report, they talk about how a protein FOX03 protects against virus attacks, noting in passing how this discovery will contribute to the development of a vaccine against HIV / AIDS. To understand what it is, you should be aware that in some rare, people with HIV are resistant to HIV without treatment, and thus does not develop the disease. These are called the "elite controllers." And it is this ability that the US-Canadian researchers have put on the alert. By comparing three groups of men, one HIV-negative, the second infected and treated with triple therapy, and the last one HIV-positive but not developing any symptoms of the disease, that scientists have uncovered the famous protective protein. They, in fact, found that the latter group of people resisting the infection without treatment because their immune system, which would normally have been attacked by HIV, retained his memory immune resilient through the regulation of FOX03a protein. Can we speak then treatment or a vaccine for HIV? It is still too early, but it is a great step forward in the history of mèdecine. For this research, in addition to being promising for the healing of HIV AIDS, they will be useful for understanding other diseases that attack the immune system. "The discovery of the protein FOX03a will allow scientists to develop therapies adapted to other viral diseases that weaken the immune system, such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, hepatitis C, as observed in discharges organ transplantation or transplantation of bone marrow. "Said Dr. Sékaly, a professor at the Hospital and the University of Montreal, director of the research unit in human immunology, Inserm laboratory in Montreal. Ladies and expensive meltynautes, always be vigilant, do you always carry condoms when sex. And if you have a report that would be protected only once, and that you are unsure of your partner do not hesitate to call the numbers involved!! This is your health!