Understanding the mechanisms governing host-pathogen kinetics is important and can guide human interventions.In-host mathematical models,together with biological data,have been used in this endeavor.In this review,we ...Understanding the mechanisms governing host-pathogen kinetics is important and can guide human interventions.In-host mathematical models,together with biological data,have been used in this endeavor.In this review,we present basic models used to describe acute and chronic pathogenic infections.We highlight the power of model predictions,the role of drug therapy,and advantage of considering the dynamics of immune responses.We also present the limitations of these models due in part to the trade-off between the complexity of the model and their predictive power,and the challenges a modeler faces in determining the appropriate formulation for a given problem.展开更多
基金We thank the reviewers for their constructive comments.SC is supported by Simons Foundation Collaboration Grant 443467.JMH is supported by NSERC and the York Research Chair program.
文摘Understanding the mechanisms governing host-pathogen kinetics is important and can guide human interventions.In-host mathematical models,together with biological data,have been used in this endeavor.In this review,we present basic models used to describe acute and chronic pathogenic infections.We highlight the power of model predictions,the role of drug therapy,and advantage of considering the dynamics of immune responses.We also present the limitations of these models due in part to the trade-off between the complexity of the model and their predictive power,and the challenges a modeler faces in determining the appropriate formulation for a given problem.
