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Specific therapy regimes could lead to long-term immunological control of HIV.
Wodarz D, Nowak MA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
1999 Dec 7;96(25):14464-9 10588728
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Abstract:
We use mathematical models to study the relationship between HIV and the immune
system during the natural course of infection and in the context of different
antiviral treatment regimes. The models suggest that an efficient cytotoxic T
lymphocyte (CTL) memory response is required to control the virus. We define CTL
memory as long-term persistence of CTL precursors in the absence of antigen.
Infection and depletion of CD4(+) T helper cells interfere with CTL memory
generation, resulting in persistent viral replication and disease progression.
We find that antiviral drug therapy during primary infection can enable the
development of CTL memory. In chronically infected patients, specific treatment
schedules, either including deliberate drug holidays or antigenic boosts of the
immune system, can lead to a re-establishment of CTL memory. Whether such
treatment regimes would lead to long-term immunologic control deserves
investigation under carefully controlled conditions.
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Wodarz D, Nowak MA. (1999) - version=1.0
The original CellML model was created by:
Catherine Lloyd
c.lloyd@auckland.ac.nz
The University of Auckland
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