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. 2011 Nov 8;6(11):e27494. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027494

Table 3. The parameter values in the (MM-free) normal bone model.

Parameters Values Unit References or estimation
DOBu 2.94e+2 /day estimated;
DOBp 3.57e-1 /day estimated;
AOBa 3e-1 /day [1];
DOCp 2e-1 /day estimated;
AOCa 1.2 /day [1];
KM,TGFβ,act 4.28e-4 pM [1];
KM,TGFβ,rep 2.49e-4 pM [1];
KM,PTH,act 2.09e+2 pM [1];
KM,PTH,rep 2.21e-1 pM [1];
KM,TGFβ,IL6,act 2.9e-3 pM estimated;
KM,IL6,RANKL,act 8.8 pM estimated;
KM,RANKL,act 4.79e+1 pM [1];
α 1 pM/% [1];
DTGFβ 2e+2 /day [80];
βPTH 9.74e+2 pM/day [81];
DPTH 3.84e+2 /day [81];
βIL6 1.2e+7 /day [36]; [24];
DIL6 4.99e+1 /day [82];
IL6max 1 8.04e-1 pM [75];
βOPG 3.42e+6 /day estimated;
DOPG 4.16 /day [83];
OPGmax 2 7.98e+2 pM [69];
βRANKL 3.37e+5 /day estimated;
DRANKL 4.16 /day [83];
RRANKL 3e+6 - [1];
RANK 1.28e+1 pM [1];
KA,OPG 5.68e-2 /pM [84];
KA,RANK 7.19e-2 /pM [84];
kres 2e+2 %/(pM*day) [18];
kform 3.34e+1 %/(pM*day) estimated;

Note 1: It is assumed to be 30-fold greater than IL-6 concentration at steady state.

Note 2: It is assumed to be 20-fold greater than OPG concentration at steady state.