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Published online 10 December 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.1295

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Antibody fights AIDS-like disease in monkeys

Approach being considered for HIV prevention in humans.

Heidi Ledford

An antibody treatment has rejuvenated the immune systems of macaques infected with a virus called SIV, allowing the monkeys to fend off the symptoms of an AIDS-like disease for months. SIV is studied as a model for HIV infection in humans, and the therapy could be tested in clinical trials of HIV-infected patients as soon as next year, pending approval by regulators.

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  • thanks to the great minds! hoping that this research would cascades into more dynamic endeavor to attain potent AIDS/HIV panacea to help those infected ones sustain their lives and allow them to still enjoy the bounty of the world.

    • 10 Dec, 2008
    • Posted by: Gregor Burdeos

  • "Approach being considered for HIV prevention in humans." This subhead is in error I think, to the best of my knowledge there is no potential to use PD-1 blockade in HIV prevention. Perhaps it meant to say "AIDS prevention," as it might conceivably have a role in preventing disease progression in HIV-infected individuals.

    • 11 Dec, 2008
    • Posted by: Richard Jefferys