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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-3-4
pubmed:abstractText
Nowak's model of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has been extensively and successfully used to simulate the interaction between HIV and cytotoxic lymphocyte- (CTL-) mediated immune response. However, this model is not available for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. As the enhanced recruitment of virus-specific CTLs into the liver has been an important novel concept in the pathogenesis of hepatitis B, we develop a specific mathematical model analyzing the relationship between HBV and the CTL-mediated immune response, and the indicator of the liver cell damage, alanine aminotransferase (ALT). The stability condition of the complete recovery equilibrium point at which HBV will be eliminated entirely from the body is discussed. A different set of parameters is used in the simulation, and the results show that the model can interpret the wide variety of clinical manifestations of HBV infection. The model suggests that a rapid and vigorous CTL response is required for resolution of HBV infection.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1110-7251
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
2008
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
743690
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Mathematical modeling of cytotoxic lymphocyte-mediated immune response to hepatitis B virus infection.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't