Special Session 42: 

Viral dynamics model in heterogeneous environments incorporating antiretroviral therapy

Chang-Yuan Cheng
National Pingtung University
Taiwan
Co-Author(s):    Y. Dong, Y. Takeuchi
Abstract:
I will first introduce basic virus reproductions via virus-to-cell infection and cell-to-cell transmission respectively, and then explore an virus model in heterogeneous environments, which imitates the complexity of the human body (like an ecological system). How the two infection routes and heterogeneous environments affect the viral dynamics and even the drug efficacy are significant in administrating a drug therapy. Accordingly, the study provides a method determining the optimum to distribute drugs in the multi-compartmental environment.