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Table 4 Dendritic cell event parameters used for experiments, unless specified in the text

From: A spatially heterogeneous network-based metapopulation software model applied to the simulation of a pulmonary tuberculosis infection

Parameter

Description

Value (per day)

Source

D DCI

Rate of death of DCI

0.01

(Marino and Kirschner 2004)

D DCM

Rate of death of DCM

0.02

(Marino and Kirschner 2004)

U

Rate of uptake of BER and BED by DCI, causing maturation

1E-7

(Marino and Kirschner 2004)

R D

Standard recruitment rate of DCI into lung

500

(Marino and Kirschner 2004)

E D

Enhanced recruitment rate of DCI into lung caused by BED

0.02

(Marino and Kirschner 2004)

 

and BER

  

H D

Half-sat for enhanced recruitment rate of DCI into lung caused by

6.5E5

(Marino and Kirschner 2004)

 

BED and BER

  

T D

Rate of translocation of DCM along LymphEdge (lung to lymph)

0.5

(Marino and Kirschner 2004)