Aavani2019 - The role of CD4 T cells in immune system activation and viral reproduction in a simple model for HIV infection

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BIOMD0000000876
Short description 
This is a mathematical model comprised of a simple system of four ordinary differential equations that account for the two opposing roles of infected and healthy cytotoxic T lymphocytes within the context of HIV infection, with each type responsible for the production of virus and the activation and stimulation of immune responses, respectively.
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SBML (L2V4)
Related Publication
  • The role of CD4 T cells in immune system activation and viral reproduction in a simple model for HIV infection
  • Aavani, P., Allen, L.J.S.
  • Applied Mathematical Modelling , 11/ 2019 , Volume 75 , pages: 210-222 , DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2019.05.028
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, 2901 Main St., Lubbock, TX 79409, United States
  • CD4 T cells play a fundamental role in the adaptive immune response including the stimulation of cytotoxic lymphocytes (CTLs). Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which infects and kills CD4 T cells causes progressive failure of the immune system. However, HIV particles are also reproduced by the infected CD4 T cells. Therefore, during HIV infection, infected and healthy CD4 T cells act in opposition to each other, reproducing virus particles and activating and stimulating cellular immune responses, respectively. In this investigation, we develop and analyze a simple system of four ordinary differential equations that accounts for these two opposing roles of CD4 T cells. The model illustrates the importance of the CTL immune response during the asymptomatic stage of HIV infection. In addition, the solution behavior exhibits the two stages of infection, asymptomatic and final AIDS stages. In the model, a weak immune response results in a short asymptomatic stage and faster development of AIDS, whereas a strong immune response illustrates the long asymptomatic stage. A model with a latent stage for infected CD4 T cells is also investigated and compared numerically with the original model. The model shows that strong stimulation of CTLs by CD4 T cells is necessary to prevent progression to the AIDS stage.
Contributors
Submitter of the first revision: Johannes Meyer
Submitter of this revision: Rahuman Sheriff
Modellers: Rahuman Sheriff, Johannes Meyer

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BioModels Database BIOMD0000000876
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PubMed 10588728

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Taxonomy Homo sapiens

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  • Model originally submitted by : Johannes Meyer
  • Submitted: Nov 27, 2019 3:21:18 PM
  • Last Modified: Oct 5, 2021 8:02:50 PM
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    • Submitted on: Oct 5, 2021 8:02:50 PM
    • Submitted by: Rahuman Sheriff
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    • Submitted on: Nov 27, 2019 3:24:14 PM
    • Submitted by: Johannes Meyer
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Species
Species Initial Concentration/Amount
I Infected CD4

CD4-Positive T-Lymphocyte ; infected cell 		1.0 item
F CTL

cytotoxic T cell 		1.0 item
C Uninfected CD4

CD4-Positive T-Lymphocyte ; EFO:0001460 		1000.0 item
V Virus

Human Immunodeficiency Virus 		200.0 item
Reactions
Reactions Rate Parameters
C_Uninfected_CD4 => I_Infected_CD4; V_Virus compartment*beta*C_Uninfected_CD4*V_Virus beta = 5.75E-5
=> F_CTL; C_Uninfected_CD4, V_Virus compartment*e*C_Uninfected_CD4*V_Virus*F_CTL/(C_ast+F_CTL) e = 0.001; C_ast = 1000.0
=> C_Uninfected_CD4 compartment*lambda*C_ast lambda = 0.01; C_ast = 1000.0
I_Infected_CD4 => compartment*a*I_Infected_CD4 a = 1.0
F_CTL => compartment*b*F_CTL b = 0.1
I_Infected_CD4 => ; F_CTL compartment*rho*F_CTL*I_Infected_CD4 rho = 1.0
V_Virus => compartment*k*V_Virus k = 23.0
C_Uninfected_CD4 => compartment*lambda*C_Uninfected_CD4 lambda = 0.01
=> V_Virus; I_Infected_CD4 compartment*a*N*I_Infected_CD4 a = 1.0; N = 2000.0
Curator's comment:
(added: 27 Nov 2019, 15:23:52, updated: 27 Nov 2019, 15:23:52)
Reproduced plot of Figure 1 in the original publication. Model simulated using COPASI 4.24 (Build 197), plots produced using Wolfram Mathematica 11.3.