Cell research uncovers intriguing clues to 'Trojan horse' gene in HIV infection
Philadelphia, Pa. Researchers are probing details of how HIV commandeers genes in infected cells to disguise itself from the immune system. The researchers, from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, have identified cellular proteins expressed during HIV infection that enable HIV-infected cells to avoid apoptosis, a common cell suicide event. This survival mechanism allows the virus to mainta...Trojan Horse technique may slow growth of tumours
Toronto scientists are taking a page from Greek legend by employing a Trojan Horse technique that may treat breast cancer proven resistant to chemotherapy.... ...A study in the September Journal of Nuclear Medicine found that a drug that combines a radioactive isotope called Indium-111 with an amino acid called epidermal growth factor (EGF) slowed the growth of large tumours three-fold and caused...The trojan clot-buster: Drug-coated red blood cells destroy blood clots from within
(Philadelphia, PA) Thrombosis the formation of internal blood clots is a common cause of complications and even death following surgery. To create a better means of preventing thrombosis, researchers at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine coated red blood cells (RBCs) with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), a clot-dissolving drug commonly used as an emergency treatment for stroke. W...