Australia developed an AIDS vaccine has entered the human testing stage. Yesterday, the agency began the pilot study recruited 24 volunteers. AFP scientists participated in the study said that this is the first AIDS vaccine tested on humans. Once tests show positive results will bring hope to AIDS prevention.

The study is chaired by Australia-Thailand AIDS vaccine consortium, which is by the Australian University government research laboratories, and the Thai Red Cross to set up a joint body. Scientists said Stephen Kent, in advance of the experiment, the vaccine has been effective in increasing immune cells. and to stimulate the immune system to attack HIV, the human pilot and the main purpose is to determine the vaccine for human safety. He said that human testing of an AIDS vaccine could introduce practical "vital." Previous AIDS vaccine and drug development process, often have a very positive role in a drug in vitro. about the human body, major side effects, mortality, and eventually lead to drugs wasted huge research and development costs.

AIDS vaccine from the HIV gene encoding a modified form, and disease virus. The mechanism is that the modified virus gene coding guide the body's immune system to identify and attack HIV. and the disease virus to cause the human immune cells to increase production.

It is estimated that the initial human testing data will be at the end of this year.

This article was posted on 2007-02-27