Novel drugs that turn HIV against itself might clear infected cells from the body

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Targeted Activators of Cell Kill (TACK) destroy cells infected by HIV

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  • HIV Cure
  • Science
July 11, 2023

Scientists from the pharmaceutical company Merck have published the first detailed data about a subset of the familiar non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) drugs that, in addition to inhibiting HIV’s ability to copy itself, may be able to kill off HIV-infected cells by causing the virus to ‘poison’ the cells it depends on for replication.

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