It is one of the most feared diseases in the world. AIDS was believed to be incurable. Now there is finally hope for a cure. AIDS experts see new approaches to cure the immune deficiency disease. "The healing has made research in the last twelve months more progress than ever before," said the Munich-based internist and director of the 14th Munich-based AIDS and Hepatitis-day hunter Hans. "I believe that a realistic period in which we can heal, five years." At an early breakthrough in a vaccine, he think not. "We do not have vaccinations and they are not getting in the coming years."
Approximately 1,500 scientists, doctors, lawyers and nurses to discuss Sunday's AIDS and Hepatitis-days in Unterschleissheim near Munich, about new developments in their field.
A cure through a bone marrow transplant was successful but at the Charité in Berlin three years ago in a patient, this method is too complex to apply it in all patients, said Hunter.
Instead, the scientists hope to at a conference in Seattle presented method. With the cancer drug vorinostat had succeeded in hiding in infected cells get hold, where slumber the virus despite treatment. With current AIDS drugs might the virus in other cells are killed off well, but survived in the sleep-cells. "This drug has succeeded in latently infected cells releasing viruses, which can then be reached and destroyed by known drugs."
Already now the drugs reduce viral load in blood to keep at least so low that no longer exists contagion. It was just important for couples where one partner is infected. Not only those affected could lead a normal life, including the risk of infection go to zero. "The concept of prevention is through therapy."
Approximately 1,500 scientists, doctors, lawyers and nurses to discuss Sunday's AIDS and Hepatitis-days in Unterschleissheim near Munich, about new developments in their field.
A cure through a bone marrow transplant was successful but at the Charité in Berlin three years ago in a patient, this method is too complex to apply it in all patients, said Hunter.
Instead, the scientists hope to at a conference in Seattle presented method. With the cancer drug vorinostat had succeeded in hiding in infected cells get hold, where slumber the virus despite treatment. With current AIDS drugs might the virus in other cells are killed off well, but survived in the sleep-cells. "This drug has succeeded in latently infected cells releasing viruses, which can then be reached and destroyed by known drugs."
Already now the drugs reduce viral load in blood to keep at least so low that no longer exists contagion. It was just important for couples where one partner is infected. Not only those affected could lead a normal life, including the risk of infection go to zero. "The concept of prevention is through therapy."
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