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ArticleBulletin of mathematical biology2019

A Parameter Estimation Method for Multiscale Models of Hepatitis C Virus Dynamics.

Vladimir Reinharz, Alexander Churkin, Stephanie Lewkiewicz, Harel Dahari, Danny Barash

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Article in Bulletin of mathematical biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Vladimir ReinharzDepartment of Computer Science, Ben-Gurion University, Beersheba, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8481-1094
Alexander ChurkinDepartment of Software Engineering, Sami Shamoon College of Engineering, Beersheba, Israel.
Stephanie LewkiewiczDepartment of Mathematics, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Harel DahariProgram for Experimental and Theoretical Modeling, Division of Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywoood, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3357-1817
Danny BarashDepartment of Computer Science, Ben-Gurion University, Beersheba, Israel. dbarash@cs.bgu.ac.il.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4389-5302

Funding

Collaborative Integration of HCV Molecular Virology and Mathematical ModelingR01AI078881 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI PERELSON, ALAN S, UPRICHARD, SUSAN L. · 2011 to 2025
$7.5M
Collaborative Integration of Hepatitis B Molecular Virology and Mathematical/Computational ModelingR01AI144112 · NIAID · LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO · PI DAHARI, HAREL, UPRICHARD, SUSAN L. · 2019 to 2023
$2.2M
Computational discovery of effective hepatitis C intervention strategiesR01GM121600 · NIGMS · LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO · PI BOODRAM, BASMATTEE, DAHARI, HAREL · 2017 to 2021
$2.0M
NCHHSTP CDC HHS U51 PS004607NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI078881NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI144112NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM121600
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mathematical models that are based on differential equations require detailed knowledge about the parameters that are included in the equations. Some of the parameters can be measured experimentally while others need to be estimated. When the models become more sophisticated, such as in the case of multiscale models of hepatitis C virus dynamics that deal with partial differential equations (PDEs), several strategies can be tried. It is possible to use parameter estimation on an analytical approximation of the solution to the multiscale model equations, namely the long-term approximation, but this limits the scope of the parameter estimation method used and a long-term approximation needs to be derived for each model. It is possible to transform the PDE multiscale model to a system of ODEs, but this has an effect on the model parameters themselves and the transformation can become problematic for some models. Finally, it is possible to use numerical solutions for the multiscale model and then use canned methods for the parameter estimation, but the latter is making the user dependent on a black box without having full control over the method. The strategy developed here is to start by working directly on the multiscale model equations for preparing them toward the parameter estimation method that is fully coded and controlled by the user. It can also be adapted to multiscale models of other viruses. The new method is described, and illustrations are provided using a user-friendly simulator that incorporates the method.

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Models, BiologicalAntiviral AgentsComputer SimulationHepacivirusHepatitis C, ChronicHumansKineticsMathematical ConceptsAntiviral AgentsDifferential equationsHepatitis C virusMultiscale modelsParameter estimation

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PMID31338739
PMCPMC7375976

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