Blalron
November 20, 2005, 7:44pm
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Gozu:
I believe the OP is already aware that the remaining infected blood and the virus reservoirs would reinfect the “clean” blood upon re-entry. He’s not asking if this can cure anyone, he’s asking if this method would halt the progression of the virus (IE: an HIV patient would remain infected but never develop full-blown AIDS).
Yes, this is exactly what I’m asking. I didn’t expect it to be a cure. Why wouldn’t this idea work to prevent an HIV patient from getting AIDS? The new blood he’d be getting would keep adding new T-Cells into his system. Admittedly the HIV will destroy them eventually but then he just gets new blood with new t-cells.
What’s wrong with this picture?
I don’t know about that, but there is some evidence that it does work the other way around.
Altered HIV Attacks Mice Tumors
Blalron:
Yes, this is exactly what I’m asking. I didn’t expect it to be a cure. Why wouldn’t this idea work to prevent an HIV patient from getting AIDS? The new blood he’d be getting would keep adding new T-Cells into his system. Admittedly the HIV will destroy them eventually but then he just gets new blood with new t-cells.
What’s wrong with this picture?
Well, for starters, we don’t have enough blood to constantly be giving oil changes to HIV patients.