Plenary
Lecture
Multiple Latticed Cellular Automata: HIV Dynamics in
Coupled Lymph Node and Peripheral Blood Compartments
Professor Yongwimon Lenbury
Co-authors: S. Moonchai, Y. Lenbury, W. Triampo
Dept of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Mahidol
University, THAILAND
Centre of Excellence in Mathematics, PERDO, CHE,
THAILAND
Mahidol University, THAILAND
E-mail:
scylb@mahidol.ac.th
Abstract: Cellular automata simulation approach has
become well known as a useful technique to investigate
complex biomedical systems in situations where
traditional methodologies are difficult or too costly to
employ. In certain applications, multiple lattices are
needed to simulate parallel multi-compartmental systems.
So far, relatively simple cellular automata models have
been proposed to simulate the dynamics of HIV infection
in human. Most cellular automata models only considered
viral proliferation in the lymph node. However, most
clinical indications of AIDS progression are based on
blood data, because these data are most easily obtained.
Since viral population circulates between lymph node and
plasma, viral load in the two compartments are important
for the description of HIV infection dynamics. We
present here cellular automata simulations of a
two-compartment model of HIV proliferation with delay.
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