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. 2011 Mar 23;2011:830515. doi: 10.1155/2011/830515

Table 1.

Summary of variables and parameters used in the model.

Variable Definition
v(x, y, t) Concentration of VEGF (μM)
a 1(x, y, t) Concentration of Ang-1 (μM)
a 2(x, y, t) Concentration of Ang-2 (μM)
r v0(x, y, t) Concentration of unbound VEGFR-2 (μM)
r a0(x, y, t) Concentration of unbound Tie-2 (μM)
r v(x, y, t) Concentration of VEGFR-2 bound by VEGF (μM)
r a1(x, y, t) Concentration of Tie-2 bound by Ang-1 (μM)
r a2(x, y, t) Concentration of Tie-2 bound by Ang-2 (μM)
e i(x, y, t) EC indicator function
h i(x, y, t) Hypoxic cell indicator function
p i(x, y, t) Proliferative cell indicator function
n i(x, y, t) Necrotic cell indicator function
h(x, y, t) Concentration of hypoxic cells (μM)

PDE parameters Definition Value

D v Diffusion coefficient of VEGF D v = 3.6 × 10−4 mm2/h
D a2 Diffusion coefficient of Ang-2 D a2 = 3.6 × 10−4 mm2/h
b v Production rate of VEGF by hypoxic cells b v = 0.05 h−1
b a1 Production rate of Ang-1 by ECs b a1 = 0.01 h−1
b a2 Production rate of Ang-2 by ECs b a2 = 0.08 h−1
b¯a2 Production rate of Ang-2 by hypoxic cells b¯a2=0.05 h−1
μ v Decay rate of VEGF μ v = 0.001 h−1
μ a1 Decay rate of Ang-1 μ a1 = 0.003 h−1
μ a2 Decay rate of Ang-2 μ a2 = 0.002 h−1
k 0 Association rate of VEGF/VEGFR-2 k 0 = 46.8 μM−1·h−1
k −0 Dissociation rate of VEGF/VEGFR-2 k −0 = 0.2268 h−1
k 1 Association rate of Ang-1/Tie-2 k 1 = 36 μM−1·h−1
k −1 Dissociation rate of Ang-1/Tie-2 k −1 = 0.1332 h−1
k 2 Association rate of Ang-2/Tie-2 k 2 = 41.7 μM−1·h−1
k −2 Dissociation rate of Ang-2/Tie-2 k −2 = 0.108 h−1
K v Carrying capacity of VEGF K v = 10−2μM
K a Carrying capacity of angiopoietins K a = 1.5 × 10−2μM
e 0 Endothelial cell concentration per blood vessel e 0 = 10−4μM

Treatment parameters Definition Value

T 1 AI treatment parameter is b v/T 1 T 1 = 10,100,1000
T 2 Fraction of proliferative cells killed by cytotoxic agent T 2 = 0.24,0.34,0.44
T 3 Fraction of angiogenic vessels destroyed by VDA T 3 = 0.1,0.3,0.6,0.9