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Walker M, Moore H, Ataya A, Pham A, Corris PA, Laubenbacher R, Bryant AJ. A perfectly imperfect engine: Utilizing the digital twin paradigm in pulmonary hypertension. Pulm Circ 2024; 14:e12392. [PMID: 38933181 PMCID: PMC11199193 DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a severe medical condition with a number of treatment options, the majority of which are introduced without consideration of the underlying mechanisms driving it within an individual and thus a lack of tailored approach to treatment. The one exception is a patient presenting with apparent pulmonary arterial hypertension and shown to have vaso-responsive disease, whose clinical course and prognosis is significantly improved by high dose calcium channel blockers. PH is however characterized by a relative abundance of available data from patient cohorts, ranging from molecular data characterizing gene and protein expression in different tissues to physiological data at the organ level and clinical information. Integrating available data with mechanistic information at the different scales into computational models suggests an approach to a more personalized treatment of the disease using model-based optimization of interventions for individual patients. That is, constructing digital twins of the disease, customized to a patient, promises to be a key technology for personalized medicine, with the aim of optimizing use of existing treatments and developing novel interventions, such as new drugs. This article presents a perspective on this approach in the context of a review of existing computational models for different aspects of the disease, and it lays out a roadmap for a path to realizing it.
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- Melody Walker
- University of Florida College of MedicineGainesvilleFloridaUSA
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- University of Florida College of MedicineGainesvilleFloridaUSA
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- University of Florida College of MedicineGainesvilleFloridaUSA
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- University of Florida College of MedicineGainesvilleFloridaUSA
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- The Faculty of Medical Sciences Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon TyneUK
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Brossier D, Flechelles O, Sauthier M, Engert C, Chahir Y, Emeriaud G, Cheriet F, Jouvet P, de Montigny S. Evaluation of the SIMULRESP: A simulation software of child and teenager cardiorespiratory physiology. Pediatr Pulmonol 2023; 58:2832-2840. [PMID: 37530484 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Mathematical models based on the physiology when programmed as a software can be used to teach cardiorespiratory physiology and to forecast the effect of various ventilatory support strategies. We developed a cardiorespiratory simulator for children called "SimulResp." The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of SimulResp. METHODS SimulResp quality was evaluated on accuracy, robustness, repeatability, and reproducibility. Blood gas values (pH, PaCO2 , PaO2, and SaO2 ) were simulated for several subjects with different characteristics and in different situations and compared to expected values available as reference. The correlation between reference and simulated data was evaluated by the coefficient of determination and Intraclass correlation coefficient. The agreement was evaluated with the Bland & Altman analysis. RESULTS SimulResp produced healthy child physiological values within normal range (pH 7.40 ± 0.5; PaCO2 40 ± 5 mmHg; PaO2 90 ± 10 mmHg; SaO2 97 ± 3%) starting from a weight of 25-35 kg, regardless of ventilator support. SimulResp failed to simulate accurate values for subjects under 25 kg and/or affected with pulmonary disease and mechanically ventilated. Based on the repeatability was considered as excellent and the reproducibility as mild to good. SimulResp's prediction remains stable within time. CONCLUSIONS The cardiorespiratory simulator SimulResp requires further development before future integration into a clinical decision support system.
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- David Brossier
- CHU Sainte Justine Research Center, Université de Montreal, Montreal, Canada
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, CHU de Caen, Caen, France
- School of Medicine, Université Caen Normandie, Caen, France
- Université de Lille, ULR 2694-METRICS: Évaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales, Lille, France
- Université Caen Normandie, GREYC, Caen, France
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- Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, CHU de Martinique, Fort de France, France
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- CHU Sainte Justine Research Center, Université de Montreal, Montreal, Canada
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, CHU Sainte Justine, Montreal, Canada
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- CHU Sainte Justine Research Center, Université de Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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- CHU Sainte Justine Research Center, Université de Montreal, Montreal, Canada
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, CHU Sainte Justine, Montreal, Canada
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- CHU Sainte Justine Research Center, Université de Montreal, Montreal, Canada
- École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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- CHU Sainte Justine Research Center, Université de Montreal, Montreal, Canada
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, CHU Sainte Justine, Montreal, Canada
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- CHU Sainte Justine Research Center, Université de Montreal, Montreal, Canada
- École de santé publique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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Qayyum NT, Wallace CH, Khayat RN, Grosberg A. A mathematical model to serve as a clinical tool for assessing obstructive sleep apnea severity. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1198132. [PMID: 37601632 PMCID: PMC10434550 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1198132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder caused by periodic airway obstructions and has been associated with numerous health consequences, which are thought to result from tissue hypoxia. However, challenges in the direct measurement of tissue-level oxygenation make it difficult to analyze the hypoxia exposure pattern in patients. Furthermore, current clinical practice relies on the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and pulse oximetry to assess OSA severity, both of which have limitations. To overcome this, we developed a clinically deployable mathematical model, which outputs tissue-level oxygenation. The model incorporates spatial pulmonary oxygen uptake, considers dissolved oxygen, and can use time-dependent patient inputs. It was applied to explore a series of breathing patterns that are clinically differentiated. Supporting previous studies, the result of this analysis indicated that the AHI is an unreliable indicator of hypoxia burden. As a proof of principle, polysomnography data from two patients was analyzed with this model. The model showed greater sensitivity to breathing in comparison with pulse oximetry and provided systemic venous oxygenation, which is absent from clinical measurements. In addition, the dissolved oxygen output was used to calculate hypoxia burden scores for each patient and compared to the clinical assessment, highlighting the importance of event length and cumulative impact of obstructions. Furthermore, an intra-patient statistical analysis was used to underscore the significance of closely occurring obstructive events and to highlight the utility of the model for quantitative data processing. Looking ahead, our model can be used with polysomnography data to predict hypoxic burden on the tissues and help guide patient treatment decisions.
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- Nida T. Qayyum
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
- UCI Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Cardiovascular Innovation and Research Center (CIRC), University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- UCI Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Cardiovascular Innovation and Research Center (CIRC), University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- The UCI Sleep Disorders Center, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
- UCI Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Cardiovascular Innovation and Research Center (CIRC), University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
- Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
- NSF-Simons Center for Multiscale Cell Fate Research, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
- Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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Noël F, Mauroy B. Propagation of an idealized infection in an airway tree, consequences of the inflammation on the oxygen transfer to blood. J Theor Biol 2023; 561:111405. [PMID: 36639022 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2023.111405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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A mathematical model of infection, inflammation and immune response in an idealized bronchial tree is developed. This work is based on a model from the literature that is extended to account for the propagation dynamics of an infection between the airways. The inflammation affects the size of the airways, the air flows distribution in the airway tree, and, consequently, the oxygen transfers to blood. We test different infections outcomes and propagation speed. In the hypotheses of our model, the inflammation can reduce notably and sometimes drastically the oxygen flow to blood. Our model predicts how the air flows and oxygen exchanges reorganize in the tree during an infection. Our results highlight the links between the localization of the infection and the amplitude of the loss of oxygen flow to blood. We show that a compensation phenomena due to the reorganization of the flow exists, but that it remains marginal unless the power produced the ventilation muscles is increased. Our model forms a first step towards a better understanding of the dynamics of bronchial infections.
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- Frédérique Noël
- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, LJAD, Vader center, Nice, France; INRIA Paris, France.
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, LJAD, Vader center, Nice, France.
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Self-Regulating Adaptive Controller for Oxygen Support to Severe Respiratory Distress Patients and Human Respiratory System Modeling. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:diagnostics13050967. [PMID: 36900111 PMCID: PMC10000380 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13050967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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Uncontrolled breathing is the most critical and challenging situation for a healthcare person to patients. It may be due to simple cough/cold/critical disease to severe respiratory infection of the patients and resulting directly impacts the lungs and damages the alveoli which leads to shortness of breath and also impairs the oxygen exchange. The prolonged respiratory failure in such patients may cause death. In this condition, supportive care of the patients by medicine and a controlled oxygen supply is only the emergency treatment. In this paper, as a part of emergency support, the intelligent set-point modulated fuzzy PI-based model reference adaptive controller (SFPIMRAC) is delineated to control the oxygen supply to uncomforted breathing or respiratory infected patients. The effectiveness of the model reference adaptive controller (MRAC) is enhanced by assimilating the worthiness of fuzzy-based tuning and set-point modulation strategies. Since then, different conventional and intelligent controllers have attempted to regulate the supply of oxygen to respiratory distress patients. To overcome the limitations of previous techniques, researchers created the set-point modulated fuzzy PI-based model reference adaptive controller, which can react instantly to changes in oxygen demand in patients. Nonlinear mathematical formulations of the respiratory system and the exchange of oxygen with time delay are modeled and simulated for study. The efficacy of the proposed SFPIMRAC is tested, with transport delay and set-point variations in the devised respiratory model.
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Barrett JS, Cala Pane M, Knab T, Roddy W, Beusmans J, Jordie E, Singh K, Davis JM, Romero K, Padula M, Thebaud B, Turner M. Landscape analysis for a neonatal disease progression model of bronchopulmonary dysplasia: Leveraging clinical trial experience and real-world data. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:988974. [PMID: 36313352 PMCID: PMC9597633 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.988974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Abstract
The 21st Century Cures Act requires FDA to expand its use of real-world evidence (RWE) to support approval of previously approved drugs for new disease indications and post-marketing study requirements. To address this need in neonates, the FDA and the Critical Path Institute (C-Path) established the International Neonatal Consortium (INC) to advance regulatory science and expedite neonatal drug development. FDA recently provided funding for INC to generate RWE to support regulatory decision making in neonatal drug development. One study is focused on developing a validated definition of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in neonates. BPD is difficult to diagnose with diverse disease trajectories and few viable treatment options. Despite intense research efforts, limited understanding of the underlying disease pathobiology and disease projection continues in the context of a computable phenotype. It will be important to determine if: 1) a large, multisource aggregation of real-world data (RWD) will allow identification of validated risk factors and surrogate endpoints for BPD, and 2) the inclusion of these simulations will identify risk factors and surrogate endpoints for studies to prevent or treat BPD and its related long-term complications. The overall goal is to develop qualified, fit-for-purpose disease progression models which facilitate credible trial simulations while quantitatively capturing mechanistic relationships relevant for disease progression and the development of future treatments. The extent to which neonatal RWD can inform these models is unknown and its appropriateness cannot be guaranteed. A component of this approach is the critical evaluation of the various RWD sources for context-of use (COU)-driven models. The present manuscript defines a landscape of the data including targeted literature searches and solicitation of neonatal RWD sources from international stakeholders; analysis plans to develop a family of models of BPD in neonates, leveraging previous clinical trial experience and real-world patient data is also described.
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- Jeffrey S. Barrett
- Critical Path Institute, Tucson, AZ, United States
- *Correspondence: Jeffrey S. Barrett,
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- Metrum Research Group, Tariffville, CT, United States
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- Metrum Research Group, Tariffville, CT, United States
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- Metrum Research Group, Tariffville, CT, United States
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- Tufts Medical Center and the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Boston, MA, United States
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- Critical Path Institute, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Division of Neonatology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Women’s and Children’s Health Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Agrawal DK, Smith BJ, Sottile PD, Albers DJ. A Damaged-Informed Lung Ventilator Model for Ventilator Waveforms. Front Physiol 2021; 12:724046. [PMID: 34658911 PMCID: PMC8517122 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.724046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Motivated by a desire to understand pulmonary physiology, scientists have developed physiological lung models of varying complexity. However, pathophysiology and interactions between human lungs and ventilators, e.g., ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI), present challenges for modeling efforts. This is because the real-world pressure and volume signals may be too complex for simple models to capture, and while complex models tend not to be estimable with clinical data, limiting clinical utility. To address this gap, in this manuscript we developed a new damaged-informed lung ventilator (DILV) model. This approach relies on mathematizing ventilator pressure and volume waveforms, including lung physiology, mechanical ventilation, and their interaction. The model begins with nominal waveforms and adds limited, clinically relevant, hypothesis-driven features to the waveform corresponding to pulmonary pathophysiology, patient-ventilator interaction, and ventilator settings. The DILV model parameters uniquely and reliably recapitulate these features while having enough flexibility to reproduce commonly observed variability in clinical (human) and laboratory (mouse) waveform data. We evaluate the proof-in-principle capabilities of our modeling approach by estimating 399 breaths collected for differently damaged lungs for tightly controlled measurements in mice and uncontrolled human intensive care unit data in the absence and presence of ventilator dyssynchrony. The cumulative value of mean squares error for the DILV model is, on average, ≈12 times less than the single compartment lung model for all the waveforms considered. Moreover, changes in the estimated parameters correctly correlate with known measures of lung physiology, including lung compliance as a baseline evaluation. Our long-term goal is to use the DILV model for clinical monitoring and research studies by providing high fidelity estimates of lung state and sources of VILI with an end goal of improving management of VILI and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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- Deepak K. Agrawal
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver|Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
- Section of Informatics and Data Science, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver|Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
- Section of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver|Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
- Section of Informatics and Data Science, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
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Mathematical modeling of ventilator-induced lung inflammation. J Theor Biol 2021; 526:110738. [PMID: 33930440 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2021.110738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Despite the benefits of mechanical ventilators, prolonged or misuse of ventilators may lead to ventilation-associated/ventilation-induced lung injury (VILI). Lung insults, such as respiratory infections and lung injuries, can damage the pulmonary epithelium, with the most severe cases needing mechanical ventilation for effective breathing and survival. Damaged epithelial cells within the alveoli trigger a local immune response. A key immune cell is the macrophage, which can differentiate into a spectrum of phenotypes ranging from pro- to anti-inflammatory. To gain a greater understanding of the mechanisms of the immune response to VILI and post-ventilation outcomes, we developed a mathematical model of interactions between the immune system and site of damage while accounting for macrophage phenotype. Through Latin hypercube sampling we generated a collection of parameter sets that are associated with a numerical steady state. We then simulated ventilation-induced damage using these steady state values as the initial conditions in order to evaluate how baseline immune state and lung health affect outcomes. We used a variety of methods to analyze the resulting parameter sets, transients, and outcomes, including a random forest decision tree algorithm and parameter sensitivity with eFAST. Analysis shows that parameters and properties of transients related to epithelial repair and M1 activation are important factors. Using the results of this analysis, we hypothesized interventions and used these treatment strategies to modulate the response to ventilation for particular parameters sets.
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Clark AR, Burrowes KS, Tawhai MH. Integrative Computational Models of Lung Structure-Function Interactions. Compr Physiol 2021; 11:1501-1530. [PMID: 33577123 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c200011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Anatomically based integrative models of the lung and their interaction with other key components of the respiratory system provide unique capabilities for investigating both normal and abnormal lung function. There is substantial regional variability in both structure and function within the normal lung, yet it remains capable of relatively efficient gas exchange by providing close matching of air delivery (ventilation) and blood delivery (perfusion) to regions of gas exchange tissue from the scale of the whole organ to the smallest continuous gas exchange units. This is despite remarkably different mechanisms of air and blood delivery, different fluid properties, and unique scale-dependent anatomical structures through which the blood and air are transported. This inherent heterogeneity can be exacerbated in the presence of disease or when the body is under stress. Current computational power and data availability allow for the construction of sophisticated data-driven integrative models that can mimic respiratory system structure, function, and response to intervention. Computational models do not have the same technical and ethical issues that can limit experimental studies and biomedical imaging, and if they are solidly grounded in physiology and physics they facilitate investigation of the underlying interaction between mechanisms that determine respiratory function and dysfunction, and to estimate otherwise difficult-to-access measures. © 2021 American Physiological Society. Compr Physiol 11:1501-1530, 2021.
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- Alys R Clark
- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Minucci S, Heise RL, Valentine MS, Kamga Gninzeko FJ, Reynolds AM. Mathematical modeling of ventilator-induced lung inflammation. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2020. [PMID: 33236015 DOI: 10.1101/2020.06.03.132258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Respiratory infections, such as the novel coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) and other lung injuries, damage the pulmonary epithelium. In the most severe cases this leads to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Due to respiratory failure associated with ARDS, the clinical intervention is the use of mechanical ventilation. Despite the benefits of mechanical ventilators, prolonged or misuse of these ventilators may lead to ventilation-associated/ventilation-induced lung injury (VILI). Damage caused to epithelial cells within the alveoli can lead to various types of complications and increased mortality rates. A key component of the immune response is recruitment of macrophages, immune cells that differentiate into phenotypes with unique pro- and/or anti-inflammatory roles based on the surrounding environment. An imbalance in pro- and anti-inflammatory responses can have deleterious effects on the individual's health. To gain a greater understanding of the mechanisms of the immune response to VILI and post-ventilation outcomes, we develop a mathematical model of interactions between the immune system and site of damage while accounting for macrophage polarization. Through Latin hypercube sampling we generate a virtual cohort of patients with biologically feasible dynamics. We use a variety of methods to analyze the results, including a random forest decision tree algorithm and parameter sensitivity with eFAST. Analysis shows that parameters and properties of transients related to epithelial repair and M1 activation and de-activation best predicted outcome. Using this new information, we hypothesize inter-ventions and use these treatment strategies to modulate damage in select virtual cases.
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Williams CA, Wedgwood KCA, Mohammadi H, Prouse K, Tomlinson OW, Tsaneva-Atanasova K. Cardiopulmonary responses to maximal aerobic exercise in patients with cystic fibrosis. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0211219. [PMID: 30759119 PMCID: PMC6373911 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a debilitating chronic condition, which requires complex and expensive disease management. Exercise has now been recognised as a critical factor in improving health and quality of life in patients with CF. Hence, cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is used to determine aerobic fitness of young patients as part of the clinical management of CF. However, at present there is a lack of conclusive evidence for one limiting system of aerobic fitness for CF patients at individual patient level. Here, we perform detailed data analysis that allows us to identify important systems-level factors that affect aerobic fitness. We use patients’ data and principal component analysis to confirm the dependence of CPET performance on variables associated with ventilation and metabolic rates of oxygen consumption. We find that the time at which participants cross the gas exchange threshold (GET) is well correlated with their overall performance. Furthermore, we propose a predictive modelling framework that captures the relationship between ventilatory dynamics, lung capacity and function and performance in CPET within a group of children and adolescents with CF. Specifically, we show that using Gaussian processes (GP) we can predict GET at the individual patient level with reasonable accuracy given the small sample size of the available group of patients. We conclude by presenting an example and future perspectives for improving and extending the proposed framework. The modelling and analysis have the potential to pave the way to designing personalised exercise programmes that are tailored to specific individual needs relative to patient’s treatment therapies.
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- Craig A. Williams
- Children’s Health and Exercise Research Centre, Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
- * E-mail:
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- Department of Mathematics and Living Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
- Centre for Biomedical Modelling and Analysis, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mathematics and Living Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
- EPSRC Centre for Predictive Modelling in Healthcare, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mathematics and Living Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Children’s Health and Exercise Research Centre, Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mathematics and Living Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
- Centre for Biomedical Modelling and Analysis, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
- EPSRC Centre for Predictive Modelling in Healthcare, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Bara O, Fliess M, Join C, Day J, Djouadi SM. Toward a model-free feedback control synthesis for treating acute inflammation. J Theor Biol 2018; 448:26-37. [PMID: 29625206 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2018.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2017] [Revised: 03/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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An effective and patient-specific feedback control synthesis for inflammation resolution is still an ongoing research area. A strategy consisting of manipulating a pro and anti-inflammatory mediator is considered here as used in some promising model-based control studies. These earlier studies, unfortunately, suffer from the difficultly of calibration due to the heterogeneity of individual patient responses even under similar initial conditions. We exploit a new model-free control approach and its corresponding "intelligent" controllers for this biomedical problem. A crucial feature of the proposed control problem is as follows: the two most important outputs which must be driven to their respective desired states are sensorless. This difficulty is overcome by assigning suitable reference trajectories to the other two outputs that do have sensors. A mathematical model, via a system of ordinary differential equations, is nevertheless employed as a "virtual" patient for in silico testing. We display several simulation results with respect to the most varied situations, which highlight the effectiveness of our viewpoint.
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- Ouassim Bara
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
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- LIX (CNRS, UMR 7161), École polytechnique, Palaiseau 91128, France; AL.I.E.N. (ALgèbre pour Identification & Estimation Numériques) 7 rue Maurice Barrès, Vézelise 54330, France.
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- CRAN (CNRS, UMR 7039), Université de Lorraine BP 239, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy 54506, France; Projet NON-A, INRIA Lille - Nord-Europe, France; AL.I.E.N. (ALgèbre pour Identification & Estimation Numériques) 7 rue Maurice Barrès, Vézelise 54330, France.
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- Department of Mathematics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
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Wei W, Bonvallot N, Gustafsson Å, Raffy G, Glorennec P, Krais A, Ramalho O, Le Bot B, Mandin C. Bioaccessibility and bioavailability of environmental semi-volatile organic compounds via inhalation: A review of methods and models. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2018; 113:202-213. [PMID: 29448239 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Revised: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) present in indoor environments are known to cause adverse health effects through multiple routes of exposure. To assess the aggregate exposure, the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of SVOCs need to be determined. In this review, we discussed measurements of the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of SVOCs after inhalation. Published literature related to this issue is available for 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and a few polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, such as benzo[a]pyrene and phenanthrene. Then, we reviewed common modeling approaches for the characterization of the gas- and particle-phase partitioning of SVOCs during inhalation. The models are based on mass transfer mechanisms as well as the structure of the respiratory system, using common computational techniques, such as computational fluid dynamics. However, the existing models are restricted to special conditions and cannot predict SVOC bioaccessibility and bioavailability in the whole respiratory system. The present review notes two main challenges for the estimation of SVOC bioaccessibility and bioavailability via inhalation in humans. First, in vitro and in vivo methods need to be developed and validated for a wide range of SVOCs. The in vitro methods should be validated with in vivo tests to evaluate human exposures to SVOCs in airborne particles. Second, modeling approaches for SVOCs need to consider the whole respiratory system. Alterations of the respiratory cycle period and human biological variability may be considered in future studies.
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- Wenjuan Wei
- University of Paris-Est, Scientific and Technical Center for Building (CSTB), Health and Comfort Department, French Indoor Air Quality Observatory (OQAI), 84 Avenue Jean Jaurès, Champs sur Marne, 77447 Marne la Vallée Cedex 2, France.
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- EHESP-School of Public Health, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Rennes, France; INSERM-UMR 1085, Irset-Research Institute for Environmental and Occupational Health, Rennes, France
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- Swetox, Karolinska Institute, Unit of Toxicology Sciences, Forskargatan 20, SE-151 36 Södertälje, Sweden; Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, Linnaeus väg 6, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- EHESP-School of Public Health, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Rennes, France; INSERM-UMR 1085, Irset-Research Institute for Environmental and Occupational Health, Rennes, France; LERES-Environment and Health Research Laboratory (Irset and EHESP Technologic Platform), Rennes, France
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- EHESP-School of Public Health, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Rennes, France; INSERM-UMR 1085, Irset-Research Institute for Environmental and Occupational Health, Rennes, France
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- Swetox, Karolinska Institute, Unit of Toxicology Sciences, Forskargatan 20, SE-151 36 Södertälje, Sweden; Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, SE-221 85, Lund, Sweden
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- University of Paris-Est, Scientific and Technical Center for Building (CSTB), Health and Comfort Department, French Indoor Air Quality Observatory (OQAI), 84 Avenue Jean Jaurès, Champs sur Marne, 77447 Marne la Vallée Cedex 2, France
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- EHESP-School of Public Health, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Rennes, France; INSERM-UMR 1085, Irset-Research Institute for Environmental and Occupational Health, Rennes, France; LERES-Environment and Health Research Laboratory (Irset and EHESP Technologic Platform), Rennes, France
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- University of Paris-Est, Scientific and Technical Center for Building (CSTB), Health and Comfort Department, French Indoor Air Quality Observatory (OQAI), 84 Avenue Jean Jaurès, Champs sur Marne, 77447 Marne la Vallée Cedex 2, France
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Pierre K, Schlesinger N, Androulakis IP. The Hepato-Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal-Renal Axis: Mathematical Modeling of Cortisol’s Production, Metabolism, and Seasonal Variation. J Biol Rhythms 2017; 32:469-484. [DOI: 10.1177/0748730417729929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Cortisol dynamics are governed by the integration of influences from the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, and metabolic enzymes, such as the 11β–hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD) family, which are highly expressed in hepatic and renal tissue. The coordinated regulation of cortisol dynamics is essential for the maintenance of a healthy state, and aberrant cortisol circadian rhythms are associated with various pathophysiological conditions. The duration of the light-dark cycle, or photoperiod, which regulates SCN activity, varies seasonally, and the shorter photoperiod winter season is associated with elevated cortisol levels, peak inflammatory disease incidence, and symptom exacerbation. Elevated expression and activity of 11β-HSD1 protein, assumed to also occur during the winter, have been allied with numerous inflammatory conditions. A comprehensive understanding of the communication between the underlying regulatory mechanisms of cortisol as well as how changes in their activity could lead to the development of disease is yet to be elucidated. In this work, we propose the use of a semimechanistic mathematical model to explore the impact of the hepato-hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal-renal axis in modulating neuroendocrine-immune system dynamics. Our model predicts the predominance of a winter proinflammatory state and that genetic variations could alter 11β-HSD enzyme functionality, rendering certain subpopulations more susceptible to disease as a consequence of HPA axis dysregulation.
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- Kamau Pierre
- Biomedical Engineering Department, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey
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- Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey
- Chemical & Biochemical Engineering Department, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey
- Department of Surgery, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Multiscale CT-Based Computational Modeling of Alveolar Gas Exchange during Artificial Lung Ventilation, Cluster (Biot) and Periodic (Cheyne-Stokes) Breathings and Bronchial Asthma Attack. COMPUTATION 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/computation5010011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Systems Medicine for Lung Diseases: Phenotypes and Precision Medicine in Cancer, Infection, and Allergy. Methods Mol Biol 2016; 1386:119-33. [PMID: 26677183 PMCID: PMC7153428 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3283-2_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Lung diseases cause an enormous socioeconomic burden. Four of them are among the ten most important causes of deaths worldwide: Pneumonia has the highest death toll of all infectious diseases, lung cancer kills the most people of all malignant proliferative disorders, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ranks third in mortality among the chronic noncommunicable diseases, and tuberculosis is still one of the most important chronic infectious diseases. Despite all efforts, for example, by the World Health Organization and clinical and experimental researchers, these diseases are still highly prevalent and harmful. This is in part due to the specific organization of tissue homeostasis, architecture, and immunity of the lung. Recently, several consortia have formed and aim to bring together clinical and molecular data from big cohorts of patients with lung diseases with novel experimental setups, biostatistics, bioinformatics, and mathematical modeling. This "systems medicine" concept will help to match the different disease modalities with adequate therapeutic and possibly preventive strategies for individual patients in the sense of precision medicine.
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Pierre K, Schlesinger N, Androulakis IP. The role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in modulating seasonal changes in immunity. Physiol Genomics 2016; 48:719-738. [PMID: 27341833 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00006.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Seasonal changes in environmental conditions are accompanied by significant adjustment of multiple biological processes. In temperate regions, the day fraction, or photoperiod, is a robust environmental cue that synchronizes seasonal variations in neuroendocrine and metabolic function. In this work, we propose a semimechanistic mathematical model that considers the influence of seasonal photoperiod changes as well as cellular and molecular adaptations to investigate the seasonality of immune function. Our model predicts that the circadian rhythms of cortisol, our proinflammatory mediator, and its receptor exhibit seasonal differences in amplitude and phase, oscillating at higher amplitudes in the winter season with peak times occurring later in the day. Furthermore, the reduced photoperiod of winter coupled with seasonal alterations in physiological activity induces a more exacerbated immune response to acute stress, simulated in our studies as the administration of an acute dose of endotoxin. Our findings are therefore in accordance with experimental data that reflect the predominance of a proinflammatory state during the winter months. These changes in circadian rhythm dynamics may play a significant role in the seasonality of disease incidence and regulate the diurnal and seasonal variation of disease symptom severity.
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- Kamau Pierre
- Biomedical Engineering Department, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey
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- Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey; Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey; and Department of Surgery, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Roy TK, Secomb TW. Theoretical analysis of the determinants of lung oxygen diffusing capacity. J Theor Biol 2014; 351:1-8. [PMID: 24560722 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2014.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2013] [Revised: 02/06/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The process of pulmonary oxygen uptake is analyzed to obtain an explicit equation for lung oxygen diffusing capacity in terms of hematocrit and pulmonary capillary diameter. An axisymmetric model with discrete cylindrical erythrocytes is used to represent radial diffusion of oxygen from alveoli through the alveolar-capillary membrane into pulmonary capillaries, through the plasma, and into erythrocytes. Analysis of unsteady diffusion due to the passage of the erythrocytes shows that transport of oxygen through the alveolar-capillary membrane occurs mainly in the regions adjacent to erythrocytes, and that oxygen transport through regions adjacent to plasma gaps can be neglected. The model leads to an explicit formula for diffusing capacity as a function of geometric and oxygen transport parameters. For normal hematocrit and a capillary diameter of 6.75 μm, the predicted diffusing capacity is 102 ml O₂ min⁻¹ mmHg⁻¹. This value is 30-40% lower than values estimated previously by the morphometric method, which considers the total membrane area and the specific uptake rate of erythrocytes. Diffusing capacity is shown to increase with increasing hematocrit and decrease with increasing capillary diameter and increasing thickness of the membrane. Simulations of pulmonary oxygen uptake in humans under conditions of exercise or hypoxia based show closer agreement with experimental data than previous models, but still overestimate oxygen uptake. The remaining discrepancy may reflect effects of heterogeneity of perfusion and ventilation in the lung.
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- Tuhin K Roy
- Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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- Department of Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724-5051, USA
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Kariya Y, Honma M, Suzuki H. Systems-based understanding of pharmacological responses with combinations of multidisciplinary methodologies. Biopharm Drug Dispos 2013; 34:489-507. [DOI: 10.1002/bdd.1865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2013] [Accepted: 10/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Yoshiaki Kariya
- Department of Pharmacy, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Faculty of Medicine; The University of Tokyo; 113-8655 Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Faculty of Medicine; The University of Tokyo; 113-8655 Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Faculty of Medicine; The University of Tokyo; 113-8655 Tokyo Japan
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Ben-Tal A, Tawhai MH. Integrative approaches for modeling regulation and function of the respiratory system. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2013; 5:687-99. [PMID: 24591490 PMCID: PMC4048368 DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.1244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Revised: 08/02/2013] [Accepted: 08/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Mathematical models have been central to understanding the interaction between neural control and breathing. Models of the entire respiratory system-which comprises the lungs and the neural circuitry that controls their ventilation-have been derived using simplifying assumptions to compartmentalize each component of the system and to define the interactions between components. These full system models often rely-through necessity-on empirically derived relationships or parameters, in addition to physiological values. In parallel with the development of whole respiratory system models are mathematical models that focus on furthering a detailed understanding of the neural control network, or of the several functions that contribute to gas exchange within the lung. These models are biophysically based, and rely on physiological parameters. They include single-unit models for a breathing lung or neural circuit, through to spatially distributed models of ventilation and perfusion, or multicircuit models for neural control. The challenge is to bring together these more recent advances in models of neural control with models of lung function, into a full simulation for the respiratory system that builds upon the more detailed models but remains computationally tractable. This requires first understanding the mathematical models that have been developed for the respiratory system at different levels, and which could be used to study how physiological levels of O2 and CO2 in the blood are maintained.
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- Alona Ben-Tal
- Institute of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Massey University, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Christley S, Emr B, Ghosh A, Satalin J, Gatto L, Vodovotz Y, Nieman GF, An G. Bayesian inference of the lung alveolar spatial model for the identification of alveolar mechanics associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Phys Biol 2013; 10:036008. [PMID: 23598859 DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/10/3/036008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is acute lung failure secondary to severe systemic inflammation, resulting in a derangement of alveolar mechanics (i.e. the dynamic change in alveolar size and shape during tidal ventilation), leading to alveolar instability that can cause further damage to the pulmonary parenchyma. Mechanical ventilation is a mainstay in the treatment of ARDS, but may induce mechano-physical stresses on unstable alveoli, which can paradoxically propagate the cellular and molecular processes exacerbating ARDS pathology. This phenomenon is called ventilator induced lung injury (VILI), and plays a significant role in morbidity and mortality associated with ARDS. In order to identify optimal ventilation strategies to limit VILI and treat ARDS, it is necessary to understand the complex interplay between biological and physical mechanisms of VILI, first at the alveolar level, and then in aggregate at the whole-lung level. Since there is no current consensus about the underlying dynamics of alveolar mechanics, as an initial step we investigate the ventilatory dynamics of an alveolar sac (AS) with the lung alveolar spatial model (LASM), a 3D spatial biomechanical representation of the AS and its interaction with airflow pressure and the surface tension effects of pulmonary surfactant. We use the LASM to identify the mechanical ramifications of alveolar dynamics associated with ARDS. Using graphical processing unit parallel algorithms, we perform Bayesian inference on the model parameters using experimental data from rat lung under control and Tween-induced ARDS conditions. Our results provide two plausible models that recapitulate two fundamental hypotheses about volume change at the alveolar level: (1) increase in alveolar size through isotropic volume change, or (2) minimal change in AS radius with primary expansion of the mouth of the AS, with the implication that the majority of change in lung volume during the respiratory cycle occurs in the alveolar ducts. These two model solutions correspond to significantly different mechanical properties of the tissue, and we discuss the implications of these different properties and the requirements for new experimental data to discriminate between the hypotheses.
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- Scott Christley
- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Flechelles O, Ho A, Hernert P, Emeriaud G, Zaglam N, Cheriet F, Jouvet PA. Simulations for mechanical ventilation in children: review and future prospects. Crit Care Res Pract 2013; 2013:943281. [PMID: 23533735 PMCID: PMC3606750 DOI: 10.1155/2013/943281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Accepted: 02/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Mechanical ventilation is a very effective therapy, but with many complications. Simulators are used in many fields, including medicine, to enhance safety issues. In the intensive care unit, they are used for teaching cardiorespiratory physiology and ventilation, for testing ventilator performance, for forecasting the effect of ventilatory support, and to determine optimal ventilatory management. They are also used in research and development of clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) and explicit computerized protocols in closed loop. For all those reasons, cardiorespiratory simulators are one of the tools that help to decrease mechanical ventilation duration and complications. This paper describes the different types of simulators described in the literature for physiologic simulation and modeling of the respiratory system, including a new simulator (SimulResp), and proposes a validation process for these simulators.
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- Olivier Flechelles
- Pediatric ICU, Sainte-Justine Hospital, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1C5
- Pediatric and Neonatal ICU, MFME Hospital, Fort de France, 97261 Martinique, France
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- Pediatric ICU, Sainte-Justine Hospital, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1C5
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- Research Center of Sainte-Justine Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1C5
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- Pediatric ICU, Sainte-Justine Hospital, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1C5
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- Pediatric ICU, Sainte-Justine Hospital, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1C5
- Research Center of Sainte-Justine Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1C5
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- Research Center of Sainte-Justine Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1C5
- École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montreal QC, Canada H3T 1J4
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- Pediatric ICU, Sainte-Justine Hospital, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1C5
- Research Center of Sainte-Justine Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1C5
- Soins Intensifs Pédiatriques, Hôpital Sainte Justine, 3175 Chemin Côte Sainte Catherine, Montréal, QC, Canada H3T 1C5
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