The recent research has given a hope of development of a successful treatment for HIV. This treatment will be based on the technique, which can slow down replication of HIV in human body cells.

The research team led by Prof Premlata Shankar found that through new technique based on silencing genes, HIV can be stopped in its tracks. The positive point of this technique is that it doesn’t use toxic anti-viral drugs to fight HIV.

Researchers found that through RNA interference, HIV infection can be suppressed. During RNA interference, where genes are artificially silenced using a natural molecular switch in the cell, can inhibit the replication of HIV in human blood cells.

The researchers have conducted these experiments on rodents infected with HIV. In the lab experiments, the researchers mixed the silenced RNAs with the antibody carriers and injected the mixture into the veins of the animals.

"For the first time, we have used RNA interference to dramatically suppress HIV infection in an organism. RNAi has great potential as an antiviral treatment... We think it has real promise, but there is a lot more to be done," said Prof. Shankar.

Prof. Premlata Shankar also that technique using RNA interference can be developed into successful treatment to cure HIV infection. The researcher added that RNAi has great potential as an antiviral treatment.