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ArticleThe Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology2010

Biosimulation of inflammation and healing in surgically injured vocal folds.

Nicole Y K Li, Yoram Vodovotz, Patricia A Hebda, Katherine Verdolini Abbott

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Article in The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Preclinical Vocal Fold and Airway Injury Models: A Scoping Review.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2025
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  4. Agent-based models of inflammation in translational systems biology: A decade later.Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Systems biology and medicine · 2019
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  9. Real-Time Agent-Based Modeling Simulation with in-situ Visualization of Complex Biological Systems: A Case Study on Vocal Fold Inflammation and Healing.IEEE International Symposium on Parallel & Distributed Processing, Workshops and Phd Forum : [proceedings]. IEEE International Symposium on Parallel & Distributed Processing, Workshops and Phd Forum · 2016
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  17. Characterization of vocal fold scar formation, prophylaxis, and treatment using animal models.Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery · 2010
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  19. High-Performance Host-Device Scheduling and Data-Transfer Minimization Techniques for Visualization of 3D Agent-Based Wound Healing Applications.PDPTA '19 : proceedings of the 2019 International Conference on Parallel & Distributed Processing Techniquess & Applications. International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (2019 : Las Vegas,...
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nicole Y K LiDepartment of Communication Science and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA.
Yoram Vodovotz
Patricia A Hebda
Katherine Verdolini Abbott
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Regulation of Intestinal Mucosal Injury & Repair After Trauma/Hemorrhagic ShockP50GM053789 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI VODOVOTZ, YORAM · 1997 to 2013
$18.0M
Hybrid Model of Vocal Inflammation and Tissue MobilizationR01DC008290 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI VERDOLINI, KATHERINE · 2007 to 2011
$2.8M
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC008290NIDCD NIH HHS R01-DC-008290NIGMS NIH HHS P50 GM053789
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe pathogenesis of vocal fold scarring is complex and remains to be deciphered. The current study is part of research endeavors aimed at applying systems biology approaches to address the complex biological processes involved in the pathogenesis of vocal fold scarring and other lesions affecting the larynx.

methodsWe developed a computational agent-based model (ABM) to quantitatively characterize multiple cellular and molecular interactions involved in inflammation and healing in vocal fold mucosa after surgical trauma. The ABM was calibrated with empirical data on inflammatory mediators (eg, tumor necrosis factor) and extracellular matrix components (eg, hyaluronan) from published studies on surgical vocal fold injury in the rat population.

resultsThe simulation results reproduced and predicted trajectories seen in the empirical data from the animals. Moreover, the ABM studies suggested that hyaluronan fragments might be the clinical surrogate of tissue damage, a key variable that in these simulations both is enhanced by and further induces inflammation.

conclusionsA relatively simple ABM such as the one reported in this study can provide new understanding of laryngeal wound healing and generate working hypotheses for further wet-lab studies.

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Systems BiologyAnimalsCicatrixExtracellular MatrixMaleModels, BiologicalMucous MembraneRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyVocal CordsWound Healing

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PMID20583741
PMCPMC2910548
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