HIV infection theory, which claims that HIV is a retrovirus that paves way for such a deformation in our physical system that our immune system begins to crumble down, is full of flaws, scientists say.
According to this long lasting theory, infected cells produce more HIV particles; as a result, body activates more T cells that are infected, thus perish soon. On the contrary, buttressing the view that stands opposite to the previously propounded theory, scientists assert that had this long-lasting theory been true, cells would die out in months not years.
Scientists’ this new belief is the result of a study in which they used a mathematical model of the process by which T cells are produced and eliminated. Using this method, they successfully managed to prove that old propounded theory of HIV infection is not as precise as it is considered to be.
It is worth mentioning that old propounded theory of HIV infection was already carrying some drawbacks, which failed experts repeatedly in explaining that why HIV virus destroys the body’s supply of these cells so slowly. As in the words of researcher professor Jaroslav Stark:
Scientists have never had a full understanding of the processes; therefore, they’ve been unable to fully explain why HIV destroys the body’s supply of these cells at such a slow rate.
Facts, rolling out of this new study have clouded the well-propounded theory of HIV infection, stirring up the need to go for further research into this matter, for only this way would enable us understanding the mechanism behind HIV’s distinctive slow process of cellular destruction more precisely.
However, scientist who come out refuting the previously accepted theory of HIV infection believe that one possible explanation could be that the virus slowly adapts itself over the course of the infection but to say that they are very sure about their findings would be somewhat wrong. Therefore, need for further study becomes more pertinent in order to explore the jumbled conglomeration of HIV virus. Well, Roger Pebody, a treatment advisor at HIV charity Terrence Hggins Trust is right when he says:
We need more studies in this area before we can draw any clear conclusions.
Via: BBC
