Table 6. Summary of parameter optimization (n = 20).
Lower bound | Upper bound | Min | Max | Optimal* | Unit | |
VEGF164 secretion rate | 0.01 | 0.20 | 0.0544 | 0.0647 | 0.0626 | molecules/cell/s |
Lymphatic drainage | 7.00×10−6 | 7.00×10−4 | 7.00×10−6 | 2.73×10−5 | 7.00×10−6 | cm3/s |
Clearance of VEGF Trap | 1.60×10−5 | 1.60×10−3 | 8.45×10−4 | 9.38×10−4 | 8.86×10−4 | min−1 |
Clearance of VEGF/VEGF Trap complex | 1.60×10−5 | 1.60×10−3 | 2.16×10−4 | 3.20×10−4 | 2.79×10−4 | min−1 |
Kd of VEGF and VEGF Trap | 0.25 | 5.00 | 0.32 | 0.48 | 0.37 | pM |
*Of the 20 trials, the optimal trial was the one that yielded the smallest weighted sum of squared residuals.