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Cordula Reisch¹, Sandra Nickel², Hans-Michael Tautenhahn²

¹Institute for Partial Differential Equations, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Universitätsplatz 2, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany. c.reisch@tu-braunschweig.de.

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Summary

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This study introduces a novel modeling approach for life science, addressing unknown mechanisms and limited data. It uses reaction-diffusion equations to uncover disease progression insights, aiding liver inflammation research.

Keywords:

Hepatitis Inflammation Mathematical modeling Model hierarchy Reaction–diffusion equations

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Area of Science:

Mathematical Biology
Computational Science
Life Sciences

Background:

Life science applications often face challenges due to unknown biological mechanisms and scarce quantitative data.
Modeling complex biological systems, particularly in disease progression, requires robust and adaptable methodologies.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a flexible modeling framework for life science applications with incomplete data.
To investigate the hierarchical order of biological mechanisms driving disease chronification.

Main Methods:

Constructing a model family of reaction-diffusion equations on a mesoscopic scale.
Defining reaction and taxis terms using classes of feasible functions derived from biological knowledge and mathematical analysis.
Employing numerical simulations to compare model predictions with qualitative observational data.

Main Results:

The approach successfully generates a hierarchy of biological mechanisms.
It allows for the comparison of individual models within the family against observational data.
The method provides a framework for understanding complex biological processes where data is limited.

Conclusions:

This modeling strategy offers a powerful tool for studying complex biological systems with unknown mechanisms and limited data.
The approach is particularly relevant for investigating liver inflammation, such as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis and viral hepatitis, where disease chronification factors are unclear.