Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/13242
metadata.dc.type: | Artigo de Periódico |
Title: | Modeling the Chagas’ disease after stem cell transplantation |
Other Titles: | Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications |
Authors: | Galvão, Viviane Miranda, José Garcia Vivas |
metadata.dc.creator: | Galvão, Viviane Miranda, José Garcia Vivas |
Abstract: | A recent model for Chagas’ disease after stem cell transplantation is extended for a three-dimensional multi-agent-based model. The computational model includes six different types of autonomous agents: inflammatory cell, fibrosis, cardiomyocyte, proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-α, Trypanosoma cruzi, and bone marrow stem cell. Only fibrosis is fixed and the other types of agents can move randomly through the empty spaces using the three-dimensional Moore neighborhood. Bone marrow stem cells can promote apoptosis in inflammatory cells, fibrosis regression and can differentiate in cardiomyocyte. T. cruzi can increase the number of inflammatory cells. Inflammatory cells and tumor necrosis factor-α can increase the quantity of fibrosis. Our results were compared with experimental data giving a fairly fit and they suggest that the inflammatory cells are important for the development of fibrosis. |
Keywords: | Computational model Chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy Autonomous agent Cellular therapy |
URI: | http://www.repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/13242 |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
Appears in Collections: | Artigo Publicado em Periódico (FIS) |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1-s2.0-S0378437109000387-main.pdf Restricted Access | 1,06 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open Request a copy |
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.