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ArticleBMC systems biology2018

Modeling biological systems with uncertain kinetic data using fuzzy continuous Petri nets.

Fei Liu, Siyuan Chen, Monika Heiner, Hengjie Song

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Fei LiuSchool of Software Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China. feiliu@scut.edu.cn.
Siyuan ChenControl and simulation center, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, China.
Monika HeinerComputer Science Institute, Brandenburg University of Technology, Cottbus, 10 13 44, Germany.
Hengjie SongSchool of Software Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China. sehjsong@scut.edu.cn.

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Abstract

backgroundUncertainties exist in many biological systems, which can be classified as random uncertainties and fuzzy uncertainties. The former can usually be dealt with using stochastic methods, while the latter have to be handled with such approaches as fuzzy methods.

resultsIn this paper, we focus on a special type of biological systems that can be described using ordinary differential equations or continuous Petri nets (CPNs), but some kinetic parameters are missing or inaccurate. For this, we propose a class of fuzzy continuous Petri nets (FCPNs) by combining CPNs and fuzzy logics. We also present and implement a simulation algorithm for FCPNs, and illustrate our method with the heat shock response system.

conclusionsThis approach can be used to model biological systems where some kinetic parameters are not available or their values vary due to some environmental factors.

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Fuzzy LogicModels, BiologicalUncertaintyAlgorithmsKineticsFuzzy continuous Petri netsFuzzy simulationFuzzy uncertaintiesUncertain kinetic parameters

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PMID29745860
PMCPMC5998910

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