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. 2017 Feb 17;12(2):e0170807. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170807

Table 3. Parameters’ description and value.

Parameter Description Value
χC chemotactic sensitivity parameter by MCP-1 10 cm5 g−1 day−1 [40, 46, 47]
KM macrophage saturation 5 × 10−5 gcm−3 [40]
KP MCP-1 saturation for influx of macrophages 5 × 10−9 gcm−3 [40]
KIγ IFN-γ saturation for activation of macrophages 1 × 10−11 gcm−3 [40]
KI10 IL-10 saturation 2 × 10−7 g/cm3 [47]
KTα TNF-α saturation 5 × 10−7 g/cm3 [47]
ρ0 ECM saturation 10−3 gcm−3 [40]
M0 source/influx of macrophages from blood 5 × 10−5 gcm−3 [40]
T0 source/influx of T cells into intima 1 × 10−3 gcm−3 [40]
P0 MCP-1 concentration 3 × 10−10 [40]
α˜ influx rate of macrophages into interstitium 0.2 cm−1 [40]
αT influx rate of T cell into interstitium 0.2 cm−1 [40]
αI6 influx rate of IL-6 into interstitium 0.2 cm−1 [40]
αP influx rate of MCP-1 into interstitium 0.2 cm−1 [40]
γ influx rate of media into adventitia 0.1 cm−1 [40]
S0 initial steady state of SMCs 6 × 10−3 gcm−3 [40]
I60 source/influx of IL-6 6 × 10−9 ∼ 6 × 10−8 gcm−3 [39]
β10 Coefficient of AAA tissue material properties 17.4 N/cm2 [42] and estimated
β20 Coefficient of AAA tissue material properties 188.1 N/cm2 [42] and estimated
k1 Coefficient of AAA tissue material properties 30.4 N/cm2 [42] and estimated
k2 Coefficient of AAA tissue material properties 84 N/cm2 [42] and estimated
βp pressure parameter 18.0 N/cm2 [44] and estimated