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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 7.
Published in final edited form as: J Theor Biol. 2017 May 18;430:245–282. doi: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2017.05.013

Table 4.

Dimensionless Rate Constants.

Dimensionless Parameter Biological Representation Scaling Factor * Value Assigned
λM,V
Mitosis rate constant of viable tumor cells λM,V 1.0
λA,V
Apoptosis rate constant of viable tumor cells λM,V 0.0
λN,V
Necrosis rate constant of viable tumor cells λM,V 3.0
λB,V
Metastasis rate constant of viable tumor cells via blood vessels λM,V 0.0
λL,V
Metastasis rate constant of viable tumor cells via lymphatic vessels λM,V 0.0
λde,V
Autophagy rate constant of viable tumor cells λM,V 0.0
λL,D
Lysis rate constant of dead tumor cells λM,V 1.0
λV,E
ECM rate of secretion by tumor viable cells λM,V 0.0
λB,E
ECM rate of secretion by ECs
ϕαλM,V/Bmax
0.0
λL,E
ECM rate of secretion by LECs
ϕαλM,V/Lmax
0.0
λF,E
ECM rate of secretion by myofibroblastic cells
ϕαλM,V/Fmax
5.0
λde,E
Degradation rate of ECM λM,V 1.0
λde,C
Degradation rate of ECM macromolecules catalyzed by MDEs
λM,VϕαCE
5.0
λB,n
Apparent transfer coefficient of O2 via capillary network λU,V,n computed
λB,n,E
Transfer coefficient of O2 via capillary network in ECM regions λU,V,n 0.1
λB,n,T
Transfer coefficient of O2 via capillary network in tumor regions λU,V,n 0.001
λB,n,H
Transfer coefficient of O2 via capillary network in host regions λU,V,n 0.01
λU,V,n
Uptake rate constant of O2 by viable tumor cells λU,V,n 1.0
λU,H,n
Uptake rate constant of O2 by healthy host cells λU,V,n 0.0001
λB,g
Apparent transfer coefficient of glucose via capillary network λU,V,n computed
λB,g,E
Transfer coefficient of glucose via capillary network in ECM regions λU,V,n 0.1
λB,g,T
Transfer coefficient of glucose via capillary network in tumor regions λU,V,n 0.001
λB,g,H
Transfer coefficient of glucose via capillary network in host regions λU,V,n 0.01
λU,V,g
Uptake rate constant of glucose by viable tumor cells λU,V,n 1.0
λU,H,g
Uptake rate constant of glucose by healthy host cells λU,V,n 0.0001
λB,w
Apparent transfer coefficient of CO2 via capillary network λU,V,n computed
λB,w,E
Transfer coefficient of CO2 via capillary network in ECM regions λU,V,n 1.0
λB,w,T
Transfer coefficient of CO2 via capillary network in tumor regions λU,V,n 1.0
λB,w,H
Transfer coefficient of CO2 via capillary network in host regions λU,V,n 1.0
kf
Forward reaction rate of the dissolution of CO2 and H2O λU,V,n 1.0
kr
Backward reaction rate of the dissolution of CO2 and H2O λU,V,n/n 1.0
λB,
Apparent transfer coefficient of lactate via capillary network λU,V,n computed
λB,,E
Transfer coefficient of lactate via capillary network in ECM regions λU,V,n 1.0
λB,,T
Transfer coefficient of lactate via capillary network in tumor regions λU,V,n 0.1
λB,,H
Transfer coefficient of lactate via capillary network in host regions λU,V,n 0.5
λV,tgf
Production rate constant of TGFs by viable tumor cells λU,V,n 0.2
λB,tgf
Production rate constant of TGFs by ECs λU,V,n 0.0
λL,tgf
Production rate constant of TGFs by LECs λU,V,n 0.0
λF,tgf
Production rate constant of TGFs by MFCs λU,V,n 0.0
λde,tgf
Degradation rate constant of TGFs λU,V,n 0.05
λU,V,tgf
Uptake rate constant of TGFs by viable tumor cells λU,V,n 0.0
λV,taf
Production rate constant of TAFs by viable tumor cells λU,V,n 0.2
λB,taf
Production rate constant of TAFs by ECs λU,V,n 0.0
λL,taf
Production rate constant of TAFs by LECs λU,V,n 0.0
λF,taf
Production rate constant of TAFs by MFCs λU,V,n 0.0
λde,taf
Degradation rate constant of TAFs λU,V,n 0.05
λU,B,taf
Uptake rate constant of TAFs by proliferating ECs λU,V,n/Bmax 0.0011574
λU,L,taf
Uptake rate constant of TAFs by proliferating LECs λU,V,n/Lmax 0.0011574
kcat,B
Rate constant for the loss of TAFs to the production of MDEs by proliferating ECs
λU,V,ntafsatBmax
1.0
kcat,L
Rate constant for the loss of TAFs to the production of MDEs by proliferating LECs
λU,V,ntafsatLmax
1.0
km,B
Michaelis constant for the uptake of TAF by proliferating ECs tafsat 1.0
km,L
Michaelis constant for the uptake of TAF by proliferating LECs tafsat 1.0
λV,m
Production rate constant of MDEs by viable tumor cells λM,V 0.2
λF,m
Production rate constant of MDEs by MFCs λM,V 0.0
λde,m
Decay rate constant of MDEs λM,V 5.0
λM,FE
Mitosis rate constant of MFCs λM,V 0.1
λA,FE
Apoptosis rate constant of MFCs λM,V 0.1
λN,FE
Necrosis rate constant of MFCs λM,V 0.3
λm,BnE
Maximum mitosis rate constant of ECs λM,V 1.0
λcrush,BnE
Maximum degradation rate constant of new blood vessels due to cell pressure λM,V 1.0
λde,BnE
Remodeling rate constant of new blood vessels by MDEs λM,V/msat 1.0
λas,BnE
Anastomosis rate constant (periodic) of the new blood vessels λM,V 0.0
λm,LnE
Maximum mitosis rate constant of LECs λM,V 1.0
λcrush,LnE
Maximum degradation rate constant of new lymphatic vessels due to cell pressure λM,V 1.0
λde,LnE
Remodeling rate constant of new lymphatic vessels by MDEs λM,V 1.0
λas,LnE
Anastomosis rate constant (periodic) of the new lymphatic vessels λM,V 0.0
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For example, λN,V=λN,V/λM,V.