| Literature DB >> 35282153 |
Rami Zakh1, Alexander Churkin2, William Bietsch3, Menachem Lachiany4, Scott J Cotler3, Alexander Ploss5, Harel Dahari3, Danny Barash1.
Abstract
Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is an infectious subviral agent that can only propagate in people infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV). HDV/HBV infection is considered to be the most severe form of chronic viral hepatitis. In this contribution, a mathematical model for the interplay between HDV and HBV under anti-HDV treatment is presented. Previous models were not designed to account for the observation that HBV rises when HDV declines with HDV-specific therapy. In the simple model presented here, HDV and HBV kinetics are coupled, giving rise to an improved viral kinetic model that simulates the early interplay of HDV and HBV during anti-HDV therapy.Entities:
Keywords: HDV-HBV coinfection; hepatitis delta virus; viral kinetic models
Year: 2021 PMID: 35282153 PMCID: PMC8916717 DOI: 10.3390/math9243323
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mathematics (Basel) ISSN: 2227-7390