Länk - HIV lurar kroppen att göra antikroppar mot fel delar av viruset - men en konstant proteinbit är nu hittad... och ett enzym som löser upp den (in vitro)

published Jul 16, 2008 06:04   by admin ( last modified Jul 16, 2008 06:04 ) 
<blockquote>Equally important, HIV does not want this constant region to provoke the body&rsquo;s defense system. So, HIV uses the same constant cellular attachment site to silence B lymphocytes - the antibody producing cells. The result is that the body is fooled into making abundant antibodies to the changeable regions of HIV but not to its cellular attachment site. Immunologists call such regions superantigens. HIV&rsquo;s cleverness is unmatched. No other virus uses this trick to evade the body&rsquo;s defenses.&rdquo;</blockquote>
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