Research Article

Optimal Treatment Strategies for HIV with Antibody Response

Table 1

Definitions and values for parameters.

ParameterConstantsValues with unit

Rate growth of uninfected CD4+T0.01 d−1
Rate apoptosis of uninfected CD4+T  d−1
Parameter involving amount of antigen400
Parameter involving apoptosis of CD4+T350
Death rate of uninfected CD4+T0.02 d−1
Death rate of infected CD4+T0.25 d−1
Death rate of virus0.95 d−1
Death rate of CTL1.5 d−1
Death rate of antibodies0.005 d−1
Rate virus deleted by CTL  mm3 d−1
Rate CD4+T becomes infected by virus  mm3 d−1
Rate latently infected convert to actively infected  mm3 d−1
Rate actively infected cells deleted by CTL  mm3 d−1
Rate growth of CTL  mm3 d−1
Rate growth of antibody  mm3 d−1
Efficiency of each CTL0.01 d−1
Rate CTL suppresses virus 0.075 d−1
Average of viral particles1000
Source term for uninfected CD4+T20 mm3 d−1
Source term for CTL10 mm3 d−1
Fraction of latently/infected CD4+T0.5
Multiple of death rate of antibodies10