The Research Progress of the Fuctional Cure of AIDS

Abstract

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome remains incurable even though it has been more than thirty years since first discovered in 1981. Highly Active Anti-retroviral Therapy provides effective treatment to AIDS patients. However, Human Immunodeficiency Virus will rebound due to the existence of the latent viral reservoir if Active Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART) interrupted. Functional cure refers to keep viral load at low or undetectable level (at least for a certain period of time) after interrupting antiretroviral treatment. This brief review focuses on the achievement in functional cure of AIDS.