EDGARD LOURENÇO, DIEGO S. RODRIGUES, MARIA E. ANTUNES, PAULO F. A. MANCERA, GUILHERME RODRIGUES
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Abstract
We analyze biological processes interconnected to the tumor microenvironment development of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), considering a proposed ordinary differential equation (ODE) model. The concepts of cancer as a disease, the cellular heterogeneity of the tumor microenvironment composition, and the macrophage cell epigenetic heterogeneity are presented, and the dynamics of the relations between them, the cytotoxic T cells and the neoplasm cells are explored. The apoptosis rate of the macrophage cells which present protumor characteristics is revealed as having a key role in the local stability of the ODE model. Furthermore, the hypothesis on the relevance of the CD8+ T cells in assisting the macrophage cells to control the tumor volume indicates a immunotherapeutic treatment possibility that considers both of these cells effectively.
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The Journal of Biological Systems is published quarterly. The goal of the Journal is to promote interdisciplinary approaches in Biology and in Medicine, and the study of biological situations with a variety of tools, including mathematical and general systems methods. The Journal solicits original research papers and survey articles in areas that include (but are not limited to):
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