Table 6.
Dimensionless Constant | Biological Representation | Scaling Factors* | Value Assigned | ||
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Interaction strength for tumor cells |
|
0.05 | ||
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Interaction strength for ECM |
|
0.05 | ||
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Interaction strength between tumor cells and ECM |
|
0.02 | ||
|
Strain energy coefficient |
|
0.001 | ||
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Hypoxic level of O2 | n∞ | 0.3 | ||
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O2 level in capillaries | n∞ | 1.0 | ||
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Glucose level in capillaries | g∞ | 1.0 | ||
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CO2 level in capillaries | n∞ | 0.0 | ||
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Lactate level in capillaries | n∞ | 0.0 | ||
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O2 viability limit of viable tumor cells | n∞ | 0.21 | ||
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O2 viability limit of ECs | n∞ | 0.1 | ||
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O2 viability limit of LECs | n∞ | 0.1 | ||
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O2 viability limit of MFCs | n∞ | 0.21 | ||
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H+ viability limit of viable tumor cells | n∞ | 0.7 | ||
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H+ viability limit of MFCs | n∞ | 0.7 | ||
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Glucose viability limit of viable tumor cells | g∞ | 0.1 | ||
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Glucose viability limit of myofibroblast-like cells | g∞ | 0.1 | ||
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Threshold level of glucose leading to the onset of autophagy for viable tumor cells | g∞ | 0.3 | ||
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Saturation level of lactate in tissues | n∞ | 1.0 | ||
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Threshold lactate level for tgf upregulation | n∞ | 0.8 | ||
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Threshold lactate level for taf upregulation | n∞ | 0.8 | ||
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Charge of a lactate ion | za | −1.0 | ||
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Charge of a bicarbonate ion | za | −1.0 | ||
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Charge of Na+ | za | 1.0 | ||
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Charge of Cl− | za | −1.0 | ||
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Threshold level of corresponding to the onset of the upregulation of myofibroblastic cell proliferation | tgfsat | 0.1 | ||
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Threshold level of taf corresponding to the onset of EC proliferation | tafsat | 0.2 | ||
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Threshold level of corresponding to the onset of LEC proliferation | tafsat | 0.2 | ||
|
Eigenstrain for the ECM component |
|
1.0 | ||
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Eigenstrain for the cell components |
|
0.0 | ||
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Lamé constants for ECM component |
|
1.0 | ||
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Lamé constants for cell components |
|
1.0 | ||
|
Lamé constants for cell components |
|
1.0 | ||
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Concentration of ECM macromolecules corresponding to the minimum EC haptotaxis strength |
|
0.2 | ||
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Concentration of ECM macromolecules corresponding to the maximum EC haptotaxis strength |
|
0.8 | ||
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Concentration of ECM macromolecules corresponding to the minimum LEC haptotaxis strength |
|
0.2 | ||
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Concentration of ECM macromolecules corresponding to the maximum LEC haptotaxis strength |
|
0.8 | ||
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Positive chemotaxis constant for ECs | tafsat | 1.0 | ||
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Positive chemotaxis constant for LECs | tafsat | 1.0 | ||
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Threshold pressure corresponding to the onset of blood vessel loss |
|
0.6 | ||
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Threshold pressure corresponding to the onset of lymphatic vessel loss |
|
0.6 | ||
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Threshold pressure corresponding to the maximum rate of neo-blood vessel loss |
|
0.8 | ||
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Threshold pressure corresponding to the maximum rate of neo-lymphatic vessel loss |
|
0.8 |
For example, .
Nondimensionalized Eigenstrain and all Lamé constants are set to 1 as an initial value in this study. A wider range of values will be tested and analyzed in future work.