Table 4.
Other Parameters
Parameter | Units | Value | Description |
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bmax | 20 | 106 bacteria | Upper bound on maximum amount of b attainable |
0.28 | ca-units | Special value for anti-inflammatory cytokines | |
cmax | 0.35 | c-units | Upper bound on maximum amount of c |
dmax | 0.92 | d-units | Upper bound on maximum amount of d attainable |
ec,max | 1 | Upper bound on maximum amount of ec | |
∊ | 0.2 | 106 bacteria/cm3 | Range for bacterial death |
Dec | 3e-6 | cm2/h | Associated with magnitude of diffusion of ec |
∊ zec | 0.05 | Limits ZO1 production when ec concentration is low | |
γ mac | 10−4 | cm2/h/b-units | Coefficient for macrophage chemotaxis up cytokine gradients |
γ nac | 10−4 | cm2/h/b-units | Coefficient for neutrophil chemotaxis up cytokine gradients |
γ mab | 10−4 | cm2/h/b-units | Coefficient for macrophage chemotaxis up bacteria gradients |
0.01 | ma-units | Special value for activated macrophages | |
mmax | 0.67 | m-units | Upper bound on maximum amount of m attainable |
0.01 | na-units | Special value for activated macrophages | |
na,max | 0.62 | na-units | Upper bound on maximum amount of na |
nb | 1 | n-units | Neutrophil concentration in blood |
q0 | 0.45 | Power in hill function for epithelial apoptosis | |
q1 | 3.5 | Exponent of nitric oxide production | |
q2 | 1.5 | Exponent of damage/DAMP production | |
sca | 0 or 0.0125 | (ca-units)h−1 | Constant source of ca from breast milk |
xdc | 0.06 | c-units | Range for damage/DAMP production |
ZO1max | 1 | ZO1-units | Upper bound on maximum amount of ZO1 |