Genetically Engineered Cells to Treat HIV

As per a research, which has been published in the PLoS Pathogens, it has been revealed that a team of researchers at California University, has developed cells, which can kills HIV-infected cells in a living organism.
They have genetically engineered stem cells, which in return can form into immune cells that targets HIV infected cells. Lead researcher Scott G Kitchen said that they are satisfied with the findings of their research and are sure that the research will act as a foundation stone for a medical application that can be used to treat HIV infection.
Kitchen said that they have engineered human blood stem cells and have discovered that these cells can develop into engineered human blood stem cells, which will further attack HIV in tissues. In order to reach at the above given conclusion, the study researchers prepared a humanized mouse in which the human HIV infection closely reflected.
They introduced genetically engineered cells in the mouse and noticed the developments in it for six weeks. Kitchen said that they found that T cells number reduced as levels of HIV in the blood was found to be decreasing.
“We believe that this study lays the groundwork for the potential use of this type of an approach in combating HIV infection in infected individuals, in hopes of eradicating the virus from the body”, said Kitchen.