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Using valpproic acid in HIV treatment

Posted: Sep 21, 2005

QUESTION:

How much the news about utilizing valproic acid in attacking latent reservour cells can make hopes in eradicating or improving the treatment of HIV?thanks a lot


  

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    Thanks for your post.

    The preliminary data about valproate and activation of latently infected cells is very intriguing, but also very preliminary.

    Before I got too excited, I'd be waiting for confirmatory studies from independent investigators. BY




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