HIV drugs can stop vision loss

 

The University of Kentucky researchers found that the NRTI drugs neutralize a protein pathway



called the "inflammasome," helping prevent macular degeneration. In the study published in the journal Science, the researchers said the drugs may also be able to prevent liver inflammation and stop complications from tissue transplant.

 

"Repurposing of NRTIs could be advantageous, for one, because they are very inexpensive. Moreover, through decades of clinical experience, we know that some of the drugs we tested are incredibly safe," said lead author Benjamin Fowler.