The 7th Conference on Health Care of the Chinese in North America A New Class of Anti-HIV Agents from Medicinal Plants
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the etiological agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), is a member of the lentiviruses, a subfamily of retroviruses (1,2). Unlike other retro-oncoviruses, HIV is not known to cause cancer in humans and other animals, but it does present a formidable challenge to the host. The viral genome contains many regulatory elements that allow the virus to control its rate of replication in both resting and dividing cells. Most importantly, HIV infects and invades cells of the immune system and renders the patient susceptible to opportunistic infections and neo plasms.
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