http://covalentimmunology.org/
Help support the research of Dr. Sudhir Paul of The University of
Texas Houston Medical School, who has published the development of a
chemically activated prototype vaccine that causes production of
protective antibodies against genetically-diverse strains of HIV in an
animal model.
Paul is the senior author on a paper about this theory in a June issue of the
journal Autoimmunity Reviews. Additional data supporting the theory are to be
presented at the XVII International AIDS Conference Aug. 3-8 in Mexico City in
two studies titled "Survivors of HIV infection produce potent, broadly
neutralizing IgAs directed to the superantigenic region of the gp120 CD4 binding
site" and "Prospective clinical utility and evolutionary implication of broadly
neutralizing antibody fragments to HIV gp120 superantigenic epitope." First
reported in the early 1980s, HIV has spread across the world, particularly in
developing countries. In 2007, 33 million people were living with AIDS,
according to a report by the World Health Organization and the United Nations.
Paul's group has engineered antibodies with enzymatic activity, also known as
abzymes, which can attack the Achilles heel of the virus in a precise way. "The
abzymes recognize essentially all of the diverse HIV forms found across the
world. This solves the problem of HIV changeability. The next step is to confirm
our theory in human clinical trials," Paul said.
Now he needs your help to continue his research so they can raise the
money to begin human trials. It's easy, just go to endHIV.com to
donate or here: http://covalentimmunology.org/sections/donate.html
A video has been created to spread the word about Dr. Paul's work, and
we need your help.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjP_H5n33Eo
The video features several celebs (Wilson Cruz, Lady Bunny, Angie
Pontani, Thea Gill, Clifford Banagale, Ben Andrews, Kristen Renton and more) and
a prominent HIV activist who was born HIV positive (Hydeia Broadbent).