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. 2015 Sep 8;2015:504259. doi: 10.1155/2015/504259

Table 4.

Definition of parameters and experimental values in monocyte immune response model.

Parameters Description Value References
k mr Influx rate of monocytes into blood vessel 0.5/h [44]
r pm Rate at which pathogens are killed by inflammatory monocytes 7/per monocyte/h [47]
r 2 Influx rate of monocytes in liver 80/h [48]
M s Resting monocyte carrying capacity in blood vessel 50000 cells [49]
μ mr Apoptotic rate of resting monocytes per hour 0.2/h Estimated
μ m Apoptotic rate of activated monocytes (monocytes-derived-macrophage) per hour 0.08/h [50]
r h1max⁡ The maximum number of HMGB-1 being released by monocytes per enzyme molecule per hour 0.001/h Estimated
m h1 Number of monocytes at which the reaction rate is half of maximum production rate 10000 cells Estimated
k c4 Concentration of monocytes which phagocytose half of Salmonella 0.002 [47]
k umb Unbinding rate of binding activated monocytes 0.4/h [51]
u h Degradation rate of HMGB-1 0.5–3/h Estimated
u mn Rate at which activated neutrophils are killed by inflammatory monocytes 200/monocyte/h Estimated