Multiscale modeling of HBV infection integrating intra- and intercellular viral propagation to analyze extracellular viral markers.

Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is caused by the persistence of closed circular DNA (cccDNA) in the nucleus of infected hepatocytes. Despite available therapeutic anti-HBV agents, eliminating the cccDNA remains challenging. Thus, quantifying and understanding the dynamics of cccDNA ar...

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Main Authors: Kosaku Kitagawa, Kwang Su Kim, Masashi Iwamoto, Sanae Hayashi, Hyeongki Park, Takara Nishiyama, Naotoshi Nakamura, Yasuhisa Fujita, Shinji Nakaoka, Kazuyuki Aihara, Alan S Perelson, Lena Allweiss, Maura Dandri, Koichi Watashi, Yasuhito Tanaka, Shingo Iwami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-03-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011238&type=printable