Treating Hiv With Stem Cells

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Stem Cells: Progress Towards "the Cure"?

For the last three years, Project Inform has spearheaded a renewed call for research that seeks to find a real cure for HIV disease, rather than settling for lifetime maintenance therapy on drugs. A case study from the Medical University of Berlin... Read more »

HIV Kills Brain Cells, Prevents Stem Cell Division, Study Says

HIV kills brain cells and prevents stem cells from dividing and forming new cells, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Cell Stem Cell , Reuters reports. The damage to cells contributes to HIV-associated dementia, which can... Read more »

HIV-Killing Stem Cell Paper Glosses Over Key Caveat

A recent paper describing the engineering of stem cells to generate HIV-specific CD8 T cells has drawn considerable media attention and, regrettably but not untypically, many of the stories are profoundly misleading. Examples of headlines include: ... Read more »

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Is a stem cell transplant for me? Would I survive it? How has HIV trashed my body so quickly?

I have a question concerning Stem Cell transplant. The procedure is high dose chemotherapy to wipe out bone marrow, followed by a stem cell transplant. Normally one is admitted to the hospital for several weeks. Now with HIV we can't get high...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

You ask to excellent questions-- 1) your suitability for stem cell transplant and 2) how you body got "trashed" (your words) so quickly.STEM CELL TRANSPLANT- As you indicate this is a procedure by which you would get high dose... Read more »

One more stem cell question-- HIV meds during transplant

Sorry to have to ask another question. Will I still be taking my HIV meds during the stem cell transplant. It's so hard to keep HIV meds down during chemotherapy, I'm always so stressed that i'll become resistant or something.Thank...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

Although in general it's good to stay on HIV meds, during high dose chemotherapy it often is not possible to keep the HIV meds down because of the nausea and other side effects brought on by the transplant. From an HIV standpoint, you should... Read more »

Stem Cell Research & HIV

There is quite a bit of information coming to light regarding stem cell research in California - and although there is a lot of speculation, I am curious as to the level of importance stem cell research may play in HIV treatment or in providing a...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

A discussion of this topic is beyond the scope of this forum. Suffice it to say that those of us in California are very excited about the prospect for studying approaches on how embryonic stem cells can be used in those with HIV infection.... Read more »

gene therapy via blood stem cells new treatment for hiv ???

Hi Dr Bob,l am recently infected with hiv and guess what you have become my hero, please keep up the great work you do for us hivers around the world,l read all your posts and you are the man period...l need to start treatment asap cd4 300 and...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Pat,Thanks for your kind comments.The results of the OZ1 stem cell gene therapy phase II clinical trial were exciting and encouraging in equal measure. Dr. Ron Mitsuyasu at UCLA is an excellent HIV/AIDS/oncologist physician specialist who has... Read more »

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AbacavirLamivudine to treat HIV infection.

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AbacavirLamivudine is used to treat HIV infection. This combination medication is used with other medications. It belongs to a class of drugs known as nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Read more »

My doctor is refusing to treat my HIV until I sign

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As a newly diagnosed HIV gay man, living in Edmonton Alberta, ( diagnosed 1 year now) I am facing what I beleive to be discrimination and bullying by my doctor. My counts when first diagnosed were CD4 500 and viral load 16,000. Over... Read more »

Safer sex hasn't worked to stem the epidemic.

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Why gay men don't practice safe sex

Recent statistics show that HIV is again on the rise among gay men. So this ... Read more »

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