Research Article

Stochastic Model for Langerhans Cells and HIV Dynamics In Vivo

Table 2

Parameters for the stochastic model.

Parameter Description

The total rate of production of healthy cells per unit time
The total rate of production of Langerhans cells per unit time
The per capita death rate of healthy cells
The per capita death rate of healthy Langerhans cells
The transmission coefficient between uninfected cells and infective virus particles
The transmission coefficient between uninfected cells and IV infected Langerhans cells
The transmission coefficient between uninfected Langerhans cells and infective virus particles
The transmission coefficient between uninfected Langerhans cells and HIV infected Langerhans cells
Per capita death rate of infected cells
Intracellular delay time
Per capita death rate of infected Langerhans cells
The per capita death rate of infective virus particles
The average number of infective virus particles produced by an infected cell in the absence of treatment during its entire infectious lifetime
The average number of infective virus particles produced by an infected Langerhans cell in the absence of treatment during its entire infectious lifetime