A team of scientists from the Imperial College in London suggested a model to find the way in which the HIV virus behaves. And the results were amazing! It found that if the present theory is correct HIV viruses will wipe out all human immune cells, called T helper cells, in few months after infection!!

But really this does not appear to happen. It takes years for the process. This shows that there is some thing wrong with the presently accepted theory. The findings of the research team have been published in the research journal PLoS Medicine.

"Scientists have never had a full understanding of the processes by which T helper cells are depleted in HIV, and therefore they've been unable to fully explain why HIV destroys the body's supply of these cells at such a slow rate. Our new interdisciplinary research has thrown serious doubt on one popular theory of how HIV affects these cells, and means that further studies are required to understand the mechanism behind HIV's distinctive slow process of cellular destruction" says Researcher Professor Jaroslav Stark

 Dr. Jaroslav Stark is of the opinion that this may lead to the formulation of a new theory which could explain these irregularities - "If the specific process by which HIV depletes this kind of white blood cell can be identified, it could pave the way for potential new approaches to treatment."

The current theory details with T cell activation, infection, HIV production and cell destruction and the research team came up with a mathematical model that elucidates the way in which T-cells are produced and eliminated.

Eariler also there were such reports like the works of Dr.Duesberg in this regard challenging the existing theory.

 

The way in which the HIV virus behaves is very complex. Now research study so far has not revealed the exact way in which it is working. The only way of solving this by conducting more studies in this area.