An affordable ,globally available drug-low dose aspirin-could help prevent HIV transmission, scientists say.
HIV infection rates remain unacceptably high,especially among young African women.
Researchers,including those from ‘ university of manitoba’ in Canada tested the effect of acetylsalicylic acid(ASA or Aspirin)and other anti-inflammatory drugs on HIV target cells in a group of Kenyan women who were at low risk for HIV.
The pilot study built on existing knowledge about the role inflammation plays in HIV transmission
Researchers found that Aspirin was the most effective anti-inflammatory drug, reducing HIV target cells by 35%.
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