The aim of this paper is to study periodic solutions of Marchuk's model, i.e. the system of ordinary differential equations with time delay describing the immune reactions. The Hopf bifurcation theorem is used to show the existence of a periodic solution for some values of the delay. Periodic dynamics caused by periodic immune reactivity or periodic initial data functions are compared. Autocorrelation functions are used to check the periodicity or quasiperiodicity of behaviour.
We study the influence of time delays on the dynamics of the general Hahnfeldt et al. model of an angiogenesis process. We analyse the dynamics of the system for different values of the parameter α which reflects the strength of stimulation of the vessel formation process. Time delays are introduced in three subprocesses: tumour growth, stimulation and inhibition of vessel formation (represented by endothelial cell dynamics). We focus on possible destabilisation of the positive steady state due...
In this paper we present a version of a simple mathematical model of acquiring drug resistance which was proposed in Bodnar and Foryś (2017). We based the original model on the idea coming from Pérez-García et al. (2015). Now, we include the explicit death term into the system and show that the dynamics of the new version of the model is the same as the dynamics of the second model considered by us and based on the idea of Ollier et al. (2017). We discuss the model dynamics and its dependence on...
We present five nonstandard finite difference methods designed for numerical simulation of the simplified Anderson-May model of viral infection. The proposed methods, based solely on the principle of nonlocal discretization, are able to preserve all of the essential qualitative features of the original model: the non-negativity of the solution and local stability of the equilibrium points, along with their stability conditions. One of the proposed methods preserves the types of the equilibrium points...
Angiogenesis is a crucial process for the survival of cancer cells. Due to the rapid growth of the tumor, blood vessels delivering oxygen become insufficient, which leads to hypoxic regions inside the tumor and therefore death of the cells. Cancer cells deal with this problem by stimulating the growth of new vessels, thus providing the necessary amount of oxygen. The understanding of this process allowed to develop antiangiogenic therapy, which attack tumor vasculature instead of cells themselves....
The family of transcription factors NF-κB plays a crucial role in immune response regulation, cell proliferation and cell survival; therefore, deregulated NF-κB activation results in severe health problems. However, its elaborate regulatory network is not yet fully understood. In this paper, we propose and analyze modifications of a mathematical model of the regulatory network that considers the positive feedback between NF-κB and cytokines and the negative feedback between NF-κBand its inhibitors....
In this paper, a modified van der Pol equation is considered as a description of the heart action. This model has a number of interesting properties allowing reconstruction of phenomena observed in physiological experiments as well as in Holter electrocardiographic recordings. Our aim is to study periodic solutions of the modified van der Pol equation and take into consideration the influence of feedback and delay which occur in the normal heart action mode as well as in pathological modes. Usage...
We present and compare two simple models of immune system and cancer cell interactions. The first model reflects simple cancer disease progression and serves as our "control" case. The second describes the progression of a cancer disease in the case of a patient infected with the HIV-1 virus.
Delay differential equations are used in mathematical models of biological, biochemical or medical phenomenons. Although the structure of these equations is similar to ordinary differential equations, the crucial difference is that a delay differential equation (or a system of equations) is an infinite dimensional problem and the corresponding phase space is a functional space — usually the space of continuous functions is considered.In this paper we present the basic theory of delay differential...
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