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ArticleJournal of theoretical biology2020

A modeling platform for the lymphatic system.

Javier Ruiz-Ramírez, Arturas Ziemys, Prashant Dogra, Mauro Ferrari

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Article in Journal of theoretical biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Dynamic multispectral NIR/SWIR forJournal of biomedical optics · 2024
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  4. Image-guided mathematical modeling for pharmacological evaluation of nanomaterials and monoclonal antibodies.Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology · 2020
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  5. A mathematical model to predict nanomedicine pharmacokinetics and tumor delivery.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Javier Ruiz-RamírezMathematics in Medicine Program, The Houston Methodist Research Institute, HMRI R8-122, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX 77030 USA.
Arturas ZiemysMathematics in Medicine Program, The Houston Methodist Research Institute, HMRI R8-122, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX 77030 USA. Electronic address: aziemys@houstonmethodist.org.
Prashant DograMathematics in Medicine Program, The Houston Methodist Research Institute, HMRI R8-122, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX 77030 USA.
Mauro FerrariDepartment of Nanomedicine, The Houston Methodist Research Institute, HMRI R8-000, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX 77030 USA.

Funding

Transport Oncophysics CoreU54CA210181 · NCI · METHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI SHEN, HAIFA · 2016 to 2020
$9.3M
Mechanism of Intratumoral Transport of Particulate DrugsR01CA222959 · NCI · METHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI CHEN, SHU-HSIA, LIU, XUEWU · 2018 to 2023
$2.3M
LILRB modulates tumor microenvironment and promotes tumor progressionR01CA204191 · NCI · METHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI CHEN, SHU-HSIA · 2017 to 2022
$2.2M
Tumor vasculature-targeted nanotherapeutics for DNA damage responseR01CA193880 · NCI · METHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI SHEN, HAIFA · 2016 to 2020
$1.8M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA193880NCI NIH HHS R01 CA204191NCI NIH HHS R01 CA222959NCI NIH HHS U54 CA210181
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modeling platform capable of simulating the biodistribution of different therapeutic agents, including cells, their interactions within the immune system, redistribution across lymphoid compartments, and infiltration into tumor tissues. This transport-based platform comprises a distinctive implementation of a tumor compartment with spatial heterogeneity which enables the modeling of tumors of different size, necrotic state, and agent infiltration capacity. We provide three validating and three exploratory examples that illustrate the capabilities of the proposed approach. The results show that the model can recapitulate immune cell balance across different compartments, respond to antigen stimulation, simulate immune vaccine effects, and immune cell infiltration to tumors. Based on the results, the model can be used to study problems pertinent to current immunotherapies and has the potential to assist medical techniques that rely on the transport of biological species.

Indexed as

ImmunotherapyNeoplasmsHumansLymphatic SystemTissue DistributionCancerImmunotherapyLymphatic systemMathematical modelingPhysiologically-based pharmacokinetic modeling

Identifiers

PMID32119968
PMCPMC7297266

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