Mathematical Modeling of Atherosclerosis

In this thesis, we suggest a one and two dimensional mathematical models of reaction-diffusion type that study the inflammatory process of atherosclerosis in the intima. They consider the concentration of five main agents: LDL, free radicals, oxidized LDL, macrophages and cytokines. The existence an...

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Main Author: Salloum, Elissa (author)
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Published: 2021
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https://doi.org/10.26756/th.2022.267
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2022-06-14T05:42:20Z
2022-06-14T05:42:20Z
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Atherosclerosis -- Mathematical models
Free radicals (Chemistry) -- Pathophysiology
Inflammation -- Pathophysiology
Lebanese American University -- Dissertations
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description In this thesis, we suggest a one and two dimensional mathematical models of reaction-diffusion type that study the inflammatory process of atherosclerosis in the intima. They consider the concentration of five main agents: LDL, free radicals, oxidized LDL, macrophages and cytokines. The existence and stability analysis of fixed points for the kinetic system is performed. All obtained results are analyzed and compared to those in [1] in order to provide an appropriate biological interpretation. We prove the existence of solution of traveling wave type which decribes the set up of the in ammatory reaction as a reaction-diffusion wave inside the intima. This result is shown theoretically and numerically. We prove as well the convergence of the 2D model to the 1D case in the thin domain.
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spelling Mathematical Modeling of AtherosclerosisSalloum, ElissaAtherosclerosis -- Mathematical modelsFree radicals (Chemistry) -- PathophysiologyInflammation -- PathophysiologyLebanese American University -- DissertationsDissertations, AcademicIn this thesis, we suggest a one and two dimensional mathematical models of reaction-diffusion type that study the inflammatory process of atherosclerosis in the intima. They consider the concentration of five main agents: LDL, free radicals, oxidized LDL, macrophages and cytokines. The existence and stability analysis of fixed points for the kinetic system is performed. All obtained results are analyzed and compared to those in [1] in order to provide an appropriate biological interpretation. We prove the existence of solution of traveling wave type which decribes the set up of the in ammatory reaction as a reaction-diffusion wave inside the intima. This result is shown theoretically and numerically. We prove as well the convergence of the 2D model to the 1D case in the thin domain.1 online resource (x, 44 leaves) : ill. (some col.)Bibliography: leaf 28-29.Lebanese American University2022-06-14T05:42:20Z2022-06-14T05:42:20Z20212021-06-01Thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesishttp://hdl.handle.net/10725/13645https://doi.org/10.26756/th.2022.267http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/thesis.phpeninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/136452023-02-20T13:33:45Z
spellingShingle Mathematical Modeling of Atherosclerosis
Salloum, Elissa
Atherosclerosis -- Mathematical models
Free radicals (Chemistry) -- Pathophysiology
Inflammation -- Pathophysiology
Lebanese American University -- Dissertations
Dissertations, Academic
status_str publishedVersion
title Mathematical Modeling of Atherosclerosis
title_full Mathematical Modeling of Atherosclerosis
title_fullStr Mathematical Modeling of Atherosclerosis
title_full_unstemmed Mathematical Modeling of Atherosclerosis
title_short Mathematical Modeling of Atherosclerosis
title_sort Mathematical Modeling of Atherosclerosis
topic Atherosclerosis -- Mathematical models
Free radicals (Chemistry) -- Pathophysiology
Inflammation -- Pathophysiology
Lebanese American University -- Dissertations
Dissertations, Academic
url http://hdl.handle.net/10725/13645
https://doi.org/10.26756/th.2022.267
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/thesis.php