Rnai as a Potential New Therapy for HIV Infection

Controlling HIV infection continues to be a major clinical and scientific challenge. Despite the therapeutic benefits associated with HAART, the need for novel treatment approaches to combat HIV-1 remains. Effective inhibition of HIV-1 infection has been achieved by harnessing the endogenous RNAi pathway in a variety of cell types, including primary T cells and macrophages. Here we discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with translating these findings into clinically relevant therapeutic approaches.