Daily intake of selenic biological supplements can block the process of integrating the immunodeficiency virus into the human genome, according to an online edition for girls and women aged 14 to 35 Pannochka. Net The University of Miami found that people who took selenium biological supplements for nine months had a lower viral concentration in the blood.

HIV / AIDS patients were diagnosed with a deficiency of selenium, which suggests that taking a mineral can increase the protective function of the immune system.

According to researchers, supplements on the basis of selenium can be a reliable and cheap protection against the AIDS virus.

To date, taking antiretroviral drugs allows people living with HIV to live longer.

However, to maintain a low viral load on the body, these drugs require constant intake and can have serious side effects.

Scientists around the world are looking for additional alternative ways to control the disease.

In the study, the scientists gave two groups of patients a capsule of a biological supplement containing 200 milligrams of selenium daily for nine months. Half of the group took the supplement, and half - an empty.

At the beginning of the study, all subjects had the same concentration of selenium in the blood, but at the end of the study, the concentration of the mineral in the blood of the additive was the highest.

Patients with more selenium had lower concentrations of virus and more CD4 cells that help fight viral load.

According to the researchers, it is impossible to explain the effects of selenium on the AIDS virus.

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