Cell-Oriented Modeling of In Vitro Capillary Development
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Abstract
We introduce a Cellular Potts model (a cellular-automaton-based Monte-Carlo model) of in vitro capillary development, or angiogenesis. Our model derives from a recent continuum model, which assumes that vascular endothelial cells chemotactically attract each other. Our discrete model is “cell based.” Modeling the cells individually allows us to assign different physicochemical properties to each cell and to study how these properties affect the vascular pattern. Using the model, we assess the roles of intercellular adhesion, cell shape and chemoattractant saturation in in vitro capillary development. We discuss how our computational model can serve as a tool for experimental biologists to “pre-test” hypotheses and to suggest new experiments.
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Cell Elongation Dictyostelium Discoideum Monte Carlo Step Local Connectivity Human Umbilical Vascular Endothelial Cell
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