Skip to main content
. 2016 May 19;11(5):e0156047. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156047

Table 3. Parameter values of the model.

parameter meaning value
kP pneumococcal population growth rate 7.90E-01 fitted
Pmax maximal number of bacterials 7.50E+03 fitted
kPN bacterial clearance by neutrophils 5.98E-04 fitted
kPM bacterial clearance by macrophages 6.67E-03 fitted
kEU epithelial cells growth rate 9.39E-02 fitted
kEUP bacterial attachment to epithelial cells 4.33E-07 fitted
kEA epitelial cells activation rate 6.79E-07 fitted
dE epithelial cell degradation rate 1.52E-02 fitted
kCEA cytokine production by epithelial cells 3.13E+03 fitted
kCMA cytokine production by macrophages 1.09E-04 fitted
Nmax maximal number of neutrophils 1.80E+06 set
kNC neutrophil recruitment rate 1.33E+03 fitted
dNP bacterial-induced neutrophil death rate 1.05E-09 fitted
kDNP debris from bacterial-induced neutrophil death 4.26E-12 fitted
kDN debris from neutrophil death 2.42E-08 fitted
kDEA debris from epithelial cell death 3.81E-04 fitted
dD debris degradation rate 4.62E-06 fitted
kMAD removal of debris by macrophages 1.21E-11 fitted
kMAC macrophage recruitment rate by IL-6 6.33E+02 fitted
dM macrophage degradation rate 5.93E-01 fitted
n maximum number of bacteria per M, N 1.00E+02 set
dC IL-6 clearance rate 2.01E+02 fitted
dN neutrophil degradation rate 2.48E+00 fitted
kM constant 8.30E+01 fitted
PN neutrophile production 5.18E-05 set
PC cytokine production 7.83E+01 set
PM macrophage production 2.12E+04 set
tPneu inhalation time 1.67E-02 set
InfFactor rate of bacterials colonizing after inhalation 1.00E-03 set
tABIO injection time for antibioticum 1.00E-01 set
kAmp antibiotic effect factor of Ampicillin 2.00E+03 fitted
kMox antibiotic effect factor of Moxifloxacin 6.00E+02 fitted
kAmpDelay delay of antibiotic effect 9.00E-02 fitted
kMoxDelay delay of antibiotic effect 9.76E-02 fitted
dAmp clearance of antibioticum 7.00E+00 fitted
dMox clearance of antibioticum 7.00E+00 fitted