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Science News: Researchers Use Exosome-Based Strategy to Block HIV in Mice

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A high-powered black-and-white microscope image showing exosomes, nanosized parts of cells. (Credit: Surya Shrivastava / City of Hope).

Researchers Use Exosome-Based Strategy to Block HIV in Mice

In a new study supported by the National Institutes of Health, researchers used exosomes, tiny nanoparticles capable of being taken up by cells, to deliver novel protein into the cells of mice infected with HIV. The protein attached to HIV's genetic material and prevented it from replicating, resulting in reduced levels of HIV in the bone marrow, spleen, and brain. 

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