Scientists find protein that protects the body's immune memory

a collaboration between scientists at the University of Montreal in Canada and Researchers in the United States, it has found that the FOX03a protein in human DNA protects the body fromfrom immune systems such as HIVdiseasesIn their study, the scientists detailed the mechanism by which the FOX03a protein actively resists virus attacksIn addition to AIDS, the study also has a reference to otherfor the treatment of immunediseases, scientists sayThe article was published online in the recent journal Nature MedicineThe study's lead leader, University of Montreal professor Rafik Sekari, said HIV infection is characterized by slow death of T cells, especially central memory cells, but it is these T-cells that are resistant to HIVTherefore, the protection of central memory cells is very important to the immune systemIn the study, the scientists surveyed three groups of people who were HIV-negative; those who were HIV-positive, but who had been successfully controlled by cocktail therapy; and those infected with HIV but without any symptomsThe study found that the third group of people were able to resist HIV because their immune systems were different, and their immune systems, regulated by the FOX03a protein, maintained their immune memoryProfessor Sekari said the key protein FOX03a is important for the survival of central memory cellsEven those infected with AIDS are very short of central memory cells, even those treatedSekari stressed that the third group of people because of the virus resistance, so become the ideal research objectIt was through them that scientists discovered the mechanism by which fox03a protein protects the immune system with good antiviral memoriesThe discovery of the FOX03a protein makes it possible for scientists to find treatments for other immune diseases such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and hepatitis C, Sekari said (Du Huabin)