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Ingenol mebutate has also been found to be useful for reactivating latent HIV virus in cells taken from individuals who have tested negative for signs of the disease following extended courses of anti-retroviral drugs, raising the possibility that this drug may be used to expose the last traces of virus, and thus potentially provide a permanent cure for HIV infection.
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It's intriguing how so many medicines have a heterocyclic core. Unlike most antibiotics, this one does not have a nitrogen atom as part of the ring.
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