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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 7.
Published in final edited form as: J Theor Biol. 2012 Dec 7;322:17–32. doi: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.11.018

Table 4.

Other Parameters

Parameter Units Value Description
bmax 20 106 bacteria Upper bound on maximum amount of b attainable
ca 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
ma 0.01 ma-units Special value for activated macrophages
mmax 0.67 m-units Upper bound on maximum amount of m attainable
na 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