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Because so little is understood about how HTLV-III attacks the body, much of today's clinical research is directed at determining exactly how the virus interacts with the white blood cells. Both Hirsch and Groopman are involved in this basic work, labelled cell biology...
...most questions, now, the answer is still, "We don't know," but Groopman says they are making progress. The most recent discovery came out of both laboratories simultaneously, and may lead scientists to an understanding of how the virus damages the neurological system...
...Both Groopman and Hirsch have found in laboratory tests that HTLV-III attacks not only the T-helper lymphocytes, but also another type of white blood cell, called a macrophage, that has been linked to cells in the brain. The macrophage or disease-fighting white blood cell is not killed by the virus, Groopman says, but instead is used as a breeding ground...
Hirsch and Groopman are also eagerly looking into other critical questions about the nature of AIDS. Who gets it and why? Who dies and who lives? How is the virus transmitted...
...Groopman has begun a similar study of how AIDS is spread, involving as many as 500 patients over the course of three years. He plans to look at AIDS patients and their partners to determine what cofactors may be involved...