Harmless virus prevents HIV variant from spreading in human tissue blocks
Researchers found that HHV-6 inhibits early-stage HIV variants by blocking CCR5 receptors, slowing their reproduction. The harmless herpesvirus may create favorable conditions for later-stage HIV variants that use CXCR4 receptors.
SourceNIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development·JournalNature Medicine·DateOct 31, 2001