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{"id":66661,"date":"2020-08-27T15:21:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T15:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virusreports.net\/womans-immune-system-may-have-cured-her-of-hiv-without-stem-cell-transplant-study-suggests\/"},"modified":"2020-08-27T15:21:02","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T15:21:02","slug":"womans-immune-system-may-have-cured-her-of-hiv-without-stem-cell-transplant-study-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virusreports.net\/womans-immune-system-may-have-cured-her-of-hiv-without-stem-cell-transplant-study-suggests\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman&#8217;s immune system may have cured her of HIV without stem cell transplant, study suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An HIV patient was found to have no trace of the virus in her tissues, despite not being on suppressing drugs. (Getty Images)\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ASNDlDN9shm2YJ_l1AM8dQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzNS44NDQxNTU4NDQxNTU4\/https:\/\/media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com\/creatr-images\/2019-10\/0f91c310-fba4-11e9-bbd5-280d46353a36\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ASNDlDN9shm2YJ_l1AM8dQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzNS44NDQxNTU4NDQxNTU4\/https:\/\/media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com\/creatr-images\/2019-10\/0f91c310-fba4-11e9-bbd5-280d46353a36\"><\/img><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption>An HIV patient was found to have no trace of the virus in her tissues, despite not being on suppressing drugs. (Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A woman may be the first person to be cured of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) without enduring a gruelling stem cell transplant, research suggests.<\/p>\n<p>Loreen Willenberg, 66, from California, was infected with the sexually-transmitted virus in 1992.<\/p>\n<p>An \u201celite controller\u201d, Willenberg is one of the less than 0.5% of patients whose immune system can suppress the infection without antiretroviral therapy (ART) drugs.<\/p>\n<p>HIV typically lies dormant in cells where it cannot be wiped out by medication or the immune system. ART helps to suppress the virus, but it reactivates if a patient stops taking the therapy.<\/p>\n<p>The unnamed \u201cBerlin patient\u201d was the first to be \u201ccured\u201d of HIV following a stem cell transplant. This was later replicated in Adam Castillejo, \u201cthe London patient\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a data-ylk=\"slk:Doctors 'not convinced' HIV patient cured by antiviral drugs and B vitamin;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.style.yahoo.com\/hiv-aids-cure-treatment-drugs-092220654.html\"><strong>Doctors &#8216;not convinced&#8217; HIV patient cured by antiviral drugs and B vitamin<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"slk:Castillejo had the transplant as a last resort;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.style.yahoo.com\/second-patient-cured-hiv-aids-123036948.html\">Castillejo had the transplant as a last resort<\/a> and it led to him enduring multiple infections, hearing loss and mouth ulcers so severe he was barely able to take his medication.<\/p>\n<p>Willenberg is well known among HIV specialists after she was found to suppress the virus decades after diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>After looking at 1.5 billion of Willenberg\u2019s blood cells, <a data-ylk=\"slk:scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital found no trace of the virus\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-020-2651-8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital found no trace of the virus<\/a>, despite her not being on ART.<\/p>\n<p>One expert said she \u201ccould be added to the list of what I think is a cure\u201d, however, another stressed more evidence is required.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"HIV is generally considered incurable, however, a daily dose of antiretroviral therapy (ART) enables patients to live 'longer, healthier' lives. (Getty Images)\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/BWCUw5EP7RuA5Nx25b4Ejw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MC42OTU2NTIxNzM5MTM-\/https:\/\/media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2020-08\/c26b3380-e84e-11ea-9faf-dcd34f31090d\" src=\"\"><\/img><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption>HIV is generally considered incurable, however, a daily dose of antiretroviral therapy (ART) enables patients to live &#8216;longer, healthier&#8217; lives. (Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Elite controllers are \u2018highly atypical\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>The Massachusetts scientists looked at 64 elite controllers, as well as 41 patients on ART.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnlike ART-treated individuals, elite controllers\u2019 viral reservoirs appear to be incapable of being reactivated,\u201d <a data-ylk=\"slk:they wrote\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/pub_releases\/2020-08\/mgh-uh082120.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">they wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis likely helps the elite controllers maintain spontaneous, drug-free control of HIV and may represent a distinguishing feature for a functional cure of HIV infection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a data-ylk=\"slk:Second patient cured of HIV after stem cell transplant;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.style.yahoo.com\/second-patient-cured-hiv-aids-123036948.html\"><strong>Second patient cured of HIV after stem cell transplant<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Upon infection, HIV replicates its genetic material into a patient\u2019s cell, creating viral reservoirs where it can persist.<\/p>\n<p>If a complete copy of the virus is incorporated into a cell\u2019s genetic material, it can create new copies of HIV.<\/p>\n<p>This is suppressed by ART, however, if a patient stops taking the therapy, the HIV copies replicate. The reservoirs are therefore considered a major obstacle to a cure.<\/p>\n<p>In elite controllers, however, the patient\u2019s immune system manages the virus without ART, to the point where it is completely undetectable.<\/p>\n<p>Better understanding of how their immune systems achieve this could one day lead to a cure, eliminating the need for daily ART, according to the scientists.<\/p>\n<p>The therapy has been linked to fractures, central nervous system disorders and heart disease, to name a few complications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a data-ylk=\"slk:Sexual health service sees spike in demand as lockdown eases;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.style.yahoo.com\/sex-coronavirus-covid19-lockdown-stis-health-084426699.html\"><strong>Sexual health service sees spike in demand as lockdown eases<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about elite controllers, the scientists mapped the viral reservoirs of the 64 participants.<\/p>\n<p>They found the patients\u2019 HIV was often in so-called gene deserts; inactive parts of a human\u2019s genetic material where DNA is never \u201cturned on\u201d and HIV cannot be expressed.<\/p>\n<p>This \u201clocks\u201d HIV in a cell\u2019s DNA, where it is unable to create copies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis positioning of viral genomes in elite controllers is highly atypical, as in the vast majority of people living with HIV, HIV is located in the active human genes where viruses can be readily produced,\u201d said lead author Dr Xu Yu.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"HIV typically lies dormant in cells where it cannot be wiped out by medication or the immune system. ART helps to suppress the virus. (Getty Images).\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Id6oqlc5OI9hOCKOa2ZUNw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTcyMA--\/https:\/\/media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2020-08\/d3145680-e84e-11ea-b53d-9545d7806c86\" src=\"\"><\/img><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption>HIV typically lies dormant in cells where it cannot be wiped out by medication or the immune system. ART helps to suppress the virus. (Getty Images).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>\u2018Added to the list of what I think is a cure\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>In a second part of the experiment, the scientists collected cells from the elite controllers, before infecting them with HIV in the laboratory.<\/p>\n<p>Results \u2013 published in the journal Nature \u2013 suggest the virus integrated into active sites in the cell\u2019s genetic material, not the gene deserts.<\/p>\n<p>This implies the elite controllers\u2019 unique virus response may be a result of their immune system eliminating the virus\u2019 genetic material from the active sites of a cell.<\/p>\n<p>The scientists were particularly taken aback by Willenberg, who had no intact HIV in more than 1.5 billion cells.<\/p>\n<p>Millions of cells from her gut, rectum and intestine also showed no signs of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>The scientists wrote this \u201craises the possibility that a sterilising cure of HIV infection, which has previously been observed only following allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation, may be feasible in rare instances\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Willenberg has been studied by scientists for more 15 years. With the exception of one test several years ago that detected a small amount of the virus, researchers have never identified HIV in her tissues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe could be added to the list of what I think is a cure, through a very different path,\u201d Dr Sharon Lewin from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne <a data-ylk=\"slk:told The New York Times\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/08\/26\/health\/hiv-cure.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">told The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She stressed Willenberg\u2019s immune response is unique, however, adding: \u201cThe real challenge, of course, is how you can intervene to make this relevant to the 37 million people living with HIV.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another expert was more skeptical.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need to see more before I would say, \u2018Oh, she\u2019s cured\u2019,\u201d said Dr Una O\u2019Doherty from the University of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time a study has suggested an HIV patient was cured without a stem cell transplant.<\/p>\n<p>In July, medics from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo claimed <a data-ylk=\"slk:a man showed no sign of the virus after taking a cocktail of antiviral drugs and a B vitamin;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.style.yahoo.com\/hiv-aids-cure-treatment-drugs-092220654.html\">a man showed no sign of the virus after taking a cocktail of antiviral drugs and a B vitamin<\/a>. Other experts, however, were \u201cnot convinced\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3>Is HIV considered curable?<\/h3>\n<p>Although HIV is generally considered incurable, <a data-ylk=\"slk:a daily dose of ART enables patients to live \u201clonger, healthier\u201d lives\" href=\"https:\/\/aidsinfo.nih.gov\/understanding-hiv-aids\/fact-sheets\/21\/51\/hiv-treatment--the-basics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a daily dose of ART enables patients to live \u201clonger, healthier\u201d lives<\/a>, while reducing the risk they will pass the virus on via unprotected sex.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the therapy is to lower a patient\u2019s viral load to an undetectable level, meaning the quantity of the virus in their blood is too low to be picked up in a test.<\/p>\n<p>These patients have \u201ceffectively no risk of transmitting HIV to their HIV-negative partners through sex\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>HIV damages immune cells, preventing them from fighting off everyday infections, like colds.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"slk:Nearly all (97%) patients on antiretroviral therapy in the UK are\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nat.org.uk\/we-inform\/HIV-statistics\/UK-statistics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nearly all (97%) patients on antiretroviral therapy in the UK are<\/a> \u201c[HIV] virally suppressed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Left untreated, HIV can develop into acquired immune deficiency syndrome (Aids).<\/p>\n<p>This occurs when the immune system is so severely damaged, the patient is at risk of life-threatening infections and diseases.<\/p>\n<p>A stem cell transplant has therefore been suggested for patients requiring a \u201clast resort\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/ddm\/trackclk\/N360801.1913355YAHOOADMANAGER\/B23703416.266937266;dc_trk_aid=461909619;dc_trk_cid=128346722;dc_lat=;dc_rdid=;tag_for_child_directed_treatment=;tfua=\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/vGT.dEP9oofF2NiiqrQ2SA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTExOC42ODEzMTg2ODEzMTg2OQ--\/https:\/\/media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2020-07\/4f60c1a0-c1f9-11ea-b39f-ee081eef29fa\" src=\"\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/hiv-aids-cure-treatment-art-114527794.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An HIV patient was found to have no trace of the virus in her tissues, despite not being on suppressing drugs. 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