Title :
An analytical approach for tracking the tumor systems dynamics
Author :
Bhattacharya, Sudipta ; Majumder, Durjoy
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Technol., Bengal Inst. of Technol., Kolkata, India
Abstract :
Solid tumor survives by the generation of micro-vessels around it. This phenomenon is known as angiogenesis. Angiogenesis is governed by two factors, namely Tumor Angiogenic Factor (TAF) secreted by the tumor cells and tissue Fibronectin (FNT) concentration in the extra-cellular space. These two factors help in mobilization of endothelial cells from nearby blood vessels. At the initial phase of angiogenesis, neighboring blood vessels affect in formation of capillary sprouts. In this work we have develop an analytical model to make a correlation between tumor system, vasculature system of the cancer milieu and peripheral blood circulatory system. This, in turn, could be an effective and clinically relevant approach for tracking the tumor growth and its angiogenesis with a quantitative manner.
Keywords :
biology computing; blood vessels; cancer; cellular biophysics; haemodynamics; physiological models; tumours; endothelial cell mobilisation; extracellular space; peripheral blood circulatory system; tissue FNT concentration; tissue fibronectin concentration; tumor angiogenesis; tumor angiogenic factor; tumor cell TAF; tumor microvessels; tumor systems dynamics tracking; Analytical models; Blood vessels; Cells (biology); Equations; Fluid dynamics; Neoplasms; Solids; Switches; Target tracking; Veins; Angiogenesis; FNT; Fluid dynamics; Micro-vessel; TAF;
Conference_Titel :
Nature & Biologically Inspired Computing, 2009. NaBIC 2009. World Congress on
Conference_Location :
Coimbatore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5053-4
DOI :
10.1109/NABIC.2009.5393606