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Title: Infant Formula Blocks HIV Transmission via Breastfeeding
URL: http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/224EBE.htm
Doctor's Guide
July 3, 2008

NEW YORK -- July 3, 2008 -- Researchers reported today during the 86th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) in Toronto, Ontario, that they have developed a new technology that prevents the infection of HIV by breastfeeding. They have isolated a special strain of probiotic lactobacilli. This technology offers an easily administered alternative to HIV vaccines. The aim of this study was to develop a lasting formula of lactobacilli for infants to be used as prevention against the transmission of HIV through breastfeeding.

By screening a variety of food ingredients for a better protective agent, investigators from the University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, have identified a new alternative. This new agent kept the HIV-capturing Lactobacillus strain viable for more than 12 weeks at 33 degrees Celsius. The analysis showed that, after 12 weeks, the Lactobacillus in the infant formula was as good as fresh Lactobacillus in capturing HIV and blocking the HIV infection of cultured mammalian cells.

In summary, scientists have developed a new preservation method that can maintain HIV-capturing lactobacilli in a hot climate without refrigeration. This method will facilitate the development of a safe and effective prophylactic formula to protect infants from HIV in mother's milk.


SOURCE: International and American Association for Dental Research

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