Modeling cell adhesion and proliferation: a cellular-automata based approach
Publication date
2015ISSN
2213-7467
Abstract
Background: Cell adhesion is a process that involves the interaction between the cell membrane and another surface, either a cell or a substrate. Unlike experimental tests, computer models can simulate processes and study the result of experiments in a shorter time and lower costs. One of the tools used to simulate biological processes is the cellular automata, which is a dynamic system that is discrete both in space and time. Method: This work describes a computer model based on cellular automata for the adhesion process and cell proliferation to predict the behavior of a cell population in suspension and adhered to a substrate. The values of the simulated system were obtained through experimental tests on fibroblast monolayer cultures. Results: The results allow us to estimate the cells settling time in culture as well as the adhesion and proliferation time. The change in the cells morphology as the adhesion over the contact surface progress was also observed. The formation of the initial link between cell and the substrate of the adhesion was observed after 100 min where the cell on the substrate retains its spherical morphology during the simulation. The cellular automata model developed is, however, a simplified representation of the steps in the adhesion process and the subsequent proliferation. Conclusion: A combined framework of experimental and computational simulation based on cellular automata was proposed to represent the fibroblast adhesion on substrates and changes in a macro-scale observed in the cell during the adhesion process. The approach showed to be simple and efficient.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
57 - Biological sciences in general
Keywords
Adhesió cel·lular
Simulació per ordinador
Autòmat cel·lular
Proliferació cel·lular
Adhesión celular
Simulación por ordenador
Autómata celular
Proliferación celular
Cell adhesion
Computer simulation
Cellular automaton
Cell proliferation
Pages
12
Publisher
Springer Nature
Collection
2
Is part of
Advanced Modeling and Simulation in Engineering Sciences
Citation
Vivas, J.; Garzón Alvarado, D.; Cerrolaza, M. Modeling cell adhesion and proliferation: a cellular-automata based approach. Advanced Modeling and Simulation in Engineering Sciences, 2015, 2, 32. Disponible en: <https://amses-journal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40323-015-0053-5>. Fecha de acceso: 14 abr. 2023. DOI: 10.1186/s40323-015-0053-5
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