The effect of immune responses in viral infections: A mathematical model view

Kaifa Wang; Yu Jin; Aijun Fan

doi:10.3934/dcdsb.2014.19.3379

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2014, Volume 19, Issue 10: 3379-3396. Doi: 10.3934/dcdsb.2014.19.3379

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The effect of immune responses in viral infections: A mathematical model view

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School of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038
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Department of Mathematics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588
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Chongqing Academy of Science & Technology, Chongqing, 401123

Received: January 31, 2013

Revised: June 30, 2013

Published: November 2014

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To study the effect of immune response in viral infections, a new mathematical model is proposed and analyzed. It describes the interactions between susceptible host cells, infected host cells, free virus, lytic and nonlytic immune response. Using the LaSalle's invariance principle, we establish conditions for the global stability of equilibria. Uniform persistence is obtained when there is a unique endemic equilibrium. Mathematical analysis and numerical simulations indicate that the basic reproduction number of the virus and immune response reproductive number are sharp threshold parameters to determine outcomes of infection. Lytic and nonlytic antiviral activities play a significant role in the amount of susceptible host cells and immune cells in the endemic steady state. We also present potential applications of the model in clinical practice by introducing antiviral effects of antiviral drugs.

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Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 92C60, 92D30; Secondary: 34D23.

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