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Published on: February 28, 2025
Analytical and numerical properties of an extended angiogenesis PDEs model
Pasquale De Luca1, Livia Marcellino2
1Department of Science and Technology, Parthenope University of Naples, Centro Direzionale C4, 80143, Naples, Italy. pasquale.deluca@uniparthenope.it.
Abstract:
This paper presents an extended mathematical model for tumor angiogenesis incorporating oxygen dynamics as a main regulator. We enhance a five-component PDE system describing endothelial cells, proteases, inhibitors, extracellular matrix, and oxygen concentration, with a focus on their spatiotemporal interactions. We establish existence, uniqueness, and boundedness of solutions through a mathematical analysis. A numerical scheme using method of lines and fourth-order Runge-Kutta methods is developed, with proven stability constraints and convergence properties. Numerical experiments demonstrate biologically plausible vascular formation with oxygen-mediated regulation.
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