HIV Uses Autophagy For Its Own Means

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 - 00:27 in Health & Medicine

Not satisfied with simply thwarting its host's defensive maneuvers, HIV actually twists one to its advantage, based on new findings. Researchers suggest that autophagy -- a stress response process -- helps HIV to proliferate and that conversely, blocking autophagy lessens HIV production.

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