A breakthrough new drug is under development that will kill the HIV virus

Develop acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)HIV virus (human immunodeficiency virus)Various antiviral drugs have been developed, but it seems that a completely new drug is under development as compared with the previous approach.

It is a terrible new medicine to promote the self-destruction of the HIV virus.

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According to this article, it seems that new drugs are being developed against the HIV virus which has strong resistance to antiviral drugs by repeating mutation frequently.

This is a medicine called "KP - 1461" developed by a company called Koronis Pharmaceuticals, which promotes mutation of the HIV virus, unlike antiviral drugs that work to inhibit the replication of viruses so far And that.

The HIV virus is a very mutant dependent virus, but it has a mechanism to correct mistakes in replication generated during the proliferation processDNA virusUnlike, replication errors are prone to occur during proliferationRNA virusIt seems that there is a possibility of self-destruction when mutation is promoted.

In addition, as a result of the clinical experiment actually performed on 13 patients last year, although some patients did not see any effect, on the other hand it is said that a dramatic effect was seen, and scientists They are preparing for publication of research results.

By the way, the side effects of KP - 1461 are not clarified so far, but since it is a drug that causes a mutation to the virus, the US Food and Drug Administration does not cause dangerous mutations in the patient's own DNA We are expressing concern that.