Research Article
Mathematical Analysis of the Role of HIV/HBV Latency in Hepatocytes
Table 1
Parameters values used in simulations.
| Par | Description | Value | Ref |
| | Rate of creation of hepatocytes from within the body | | [25] | | Rate of transmission of HIV in hepatocytes | | [32] | | Natural death rate of uninfected hepatocytes | 0.0039 | [39] | | Rate of transmission of HBV in hepatocytes | | [19, 40] | | Death rate of HIV-infected hepatocytes | 0.05 | [31] | | Death rate of HBV-infected hepatocytes | 0.0693 | [39] | | Burst size of HIV-infected hepatocytes | 200 | Estimate | | Burst size of HBV-infected hepatocytes | 200 | [19] | | Number of viral copies from CD4+ cells | 50000 | Estimate | | Rate of clearance of HIV | 1.5 | [10] | | Rate of clearance of HBV | 0.67 | [19] | | Intracellular delay | 5 | [19] |
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