New HIV reservoir discovered by scientists

Scientists have discovered a new cell in human body where HIV persists in spite of treatment.

Researchers have tried to clear HIV virus from the white blood cells that is part of immune system.

The virus persists in macrophages of infected person, this shows that T cells and some other cells in the body can serve as reservoir for HIV.

Macrophages are large white blood cell in tissue and bloodstream, the discovery shows that macrophages can be infected and they respond to antiretroviral therapy.

Scientists discovered that macrophages can survive in the body and continue to attack the HIV positive patients when their is therapy interruption.

Victor Garcia, a professor of medicine, microbiology and immunology and his team are trying to find out how HIV continues in tissue macrophages during HIV treatment and how it respond to treatment.