Functional cure of a chronic virus infection by shifting the virus - host equilibrium state

The clinical handling of chronic virus infections remains a challenge. Here we describe recent progress in the understanding of virus - host interaction dynamics. Based on the systems biology concept of multi-stability and the prediction of multiplicative cooperativity between virus-specific cytotox...

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Autores: Bocharov, Gennady A., Grebennikov, Dmitry, Cebollada Rica, Paula, Domenjó Vila, Eva, 1993-, Casella, Valentina, 1991-, Meyerhans, Andreas
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/54831
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/54831
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.904342
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Chronic virus infections
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
LCMV (lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus)
Cure strategies
Multi-stability
Shifting equilibrium states
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Sumario:The clinical handling of chronic virus infections remains a challenge. Here we describe recent progress in the understanding of virus - host interaction dynamics. Based on the systems biology concept of multi-stability and the prediction of multiplicative cooperativity between virus-specific cytotoxic T cells and neutralising antibodies, we argue for the requirements to engage multiple immune system components for functional cure strategies. Our arguments are derived from LCMV model system studies and are translated to HIV-1 infection.