T-cell research sheds light on why HIV can persist despite treatment
The paper, titled "HIV-1 Persistence in CD4+ T-Cells with Stem Cell-Like Properties," provides evidence that a particular T-cell type may help researchers better understand why HIV can persist despite treatment. Zurakowski’s co-authors include Mathias Lichterfeld, the paper’s lead author, and researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH); Ragon Institute of MGH, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University; the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University; Brigham and Women’s Hospital; and Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Zurakowski explained that HIV treatments do not kill infected cells…