Population dynamics of immune responses to persistent viruses

被引:1018
作者
Nowak, MA [1 ]
Bangham, CRM [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LONDON IMPERIAL COLL SCI TECHNOL & MED, ST MARYS HOSP, SCH MED, LONDON W2 1PG, ENGLAND
基金
英国惠康基金;
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10.1126/science.272.5258.74
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Mathematical models, which are based on a firm understanding of biological interactions, can provide nonintuitive insights into the dynamics of host responses to infectious agents and can suggest new avenues for experimentation. Here, a simple mathematical approach is developed to explore the relation between antiviral immune responses, virus load, and virus diversity. The model results are compared to data on cytotoxic Tell responses and viral diversity in infections with the human T cell leukemia virus (HTLV-1) and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1).
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