Abstract
AbstractWith over 2 million people in the UK suffering from chronic wounds, understanding the biochemistry and pharmacology that underpins these wounds and wound healing is of high importance. Chronic wounds are characterised by high levels of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), which are necessary for the modification of healthy tissue in the healing process. Overexposure of MMPs, however, adversely affects healing of the wound by causing further destruction of the surrounding extracellular matrix. In this work, we propose a mathematical model that focuses on the interaction of MMPs with dermal cells using a system of partial differential equations. Using biologically realistic parameter values, this model gives rise to travelling waves corresponding to a front of healthy cells invading a wound. From the arising travelling wave analysis, we observe that deregulated apoptosis results in the emergence of chronic wounds, characterised by elevated MMP concentrations. We also observe hysteresis effects when both the apoptotic rate and MMP production rate are varied, providing further insight into the management (and potential reversal) of chronic wounds.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Computational Theory and Mathematics,General Agricultural and Biological Sciences,Pharmacology,General Environmental Science,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Mathematics,Immunology,General Neuroscience
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