Multi-scale model for hepatitis C viral load kinetics under treatment with direct acting antivirals.
Virus Res
; 218: 96-101, 2016 06 15.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26409026
ABSTRACT
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are a global health problem, and extensive research over the last decades has been targeted at understanding its molecular biology and developing effective antiviral treatments. Recently, a number of potent direct acting antiviral drugs have been developed targeting specific processes in the viral life cycle. Here, we developed a mathematical multi-scale model of the within-host dynamics of HCV infection by integrating a standard model for viral infection with a detailed model of the viral replication cycle inside infected cells. We use this model to study patient time courses of viral load under treatment with daclatasvir, an inhibitor of the viral non-structural protein NS5A. Model analysis predicts that treatment efficacy can be increased by combining daclatasvir with dedicated viral polymerase inhibitors, corresponding to promising current strategies in drug development. Hence, our model presents a predictive tool for in silico simulations, which can be used to study and optimize direct acting antiviral drug treatment.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Antiviral Agents
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Virus Replication
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Gene Expression Regulation, Viral
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Models, Statistical
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Hepacivirus
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Hepatitis C, Chronic
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Imidazoles
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Virus Res
Journal subject:
VIROLOGIA
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Alemania