No 'reservoir': Detectable HIV-1 in treated human liver cells found to be inert
Monday, October 1, 2018 - 17:02
in Health & Medicine
In a proof-of-principle study, researchers report that a certain liver immune cell called a macrophage contains only defective or inert HIV-1 copies, and aren't likely to restart infection on their own in HIV-1-infected people on long-term antiretroviral therapy (ART).