A mathematical model and simulation scenarios for T and B cells immune response to severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2
Autor
Cuesta-Herrera, Ledys
Córdova-Lepe, Fernando
Pastenes, Luis
Arencibia, Ariel Domingo
Baldera-Moreno, Yvan
Torres-Mantilla, H
Fecha
2023Resumen
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus is a type 2 highly contagious,
and transmissible among humans; the natural human immune response to severe acute
respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 combines cell-mediated immunity (lymphocyte) and
antibody production. In the present study, we analyzed the dynamic effects of adaptive immune
system cell activation in the human host. The methodology consisted of modeling using a system
of ordinary differential equations; for this model, the equilibrium free of viral infection was
obtained, and its local stability was determined. Analysis of the model revealed that lymphocyte
activation leads to total pathogen elimination by specific recognition of viral antigens; the model
dynamics are driven by the interaction between respiratory epithelial cells, viral infection, and
activation of helper T, cytotoxic T, and B lymphocytes. Numerical simulations showed that
the model solutions match the dynamics involved in the role of lymphocytes in preventing new
infections and stopping the viral spread; these results reinforce the understanding of the cellular
immune mechanisms and processes of the organism against severe acute respiratory syndromecoronavirus-2 infection, allowing the understanding of biophysical processes that occur in living
systems, dealing with the exchange of information at the cellular level.
Fuente
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2516, 012007Link de Acceso
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