Herpes drug may help control AIDS virus
"A cheap, generic drug long used to treat herpes may also help control the AIDS virus, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
They found that acyclovir can work against HIV, but only in tissues that are also infected with herpes.
The findings, published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe, help explain why some studies have shown that people taking acyclovir have lower levels of HIV, yet others show that taking acyclovir does not prevent infection with the AIDS virus."
They found that acyclovir can work against HIV, but only in tissues that are also infected with herpes.
The findings, published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe, help explain why some studies have shown that people taking acyclovir have lower levels of HIV, yet others show that taking acyclovir does not prevent infection with the AIDS virus."
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