Emulating complex simulations by machine learning methods

P Stolfi, F Castiglione - BMC bioinformatics, 2021 - Springer
Background The aim of the present paper is to construct an emulator of a complex biological
system simulator using a machine learning approach. More specifically, the simulator is a …

Immuno-informatics guided designing of a multi-epitope vaccine against Dengue and Zika

A Bhardwaj, R Sharma, A Grover - Journal of Biomolecular …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Dengue and zika are amongst the most prevalent mosquito-borne diseases caused by
closely related members Dengue virus (DENV) and Zika virus (ZIKV), respectively, of the …

Epstein-Barr virus: a paradigm for persistent infection–for real and in virtual reality

DA Thorley-Lawson, KA Duca, M Shapiro - Trends in immunology, 2008 - cell.com
The really interesting thing about herpesviruses is that they can establish lifelong persistant
infections in immunocompetent hosts. At first glance, they would seem to have very different …

Systems immunology: a survey of modeling formalisms, applications and simulation tools

V Narang, J Decraene, SY Wong, BS Aiswarya… - Immunologic …, 2012 - Springer
Immunological studies frequently analyze individual components (eg, signaling pathways) of
immune systems in a reductionist manner. In contrast, systems immunology aims to give a …

Potential predictors of type-2 diabetes risk: machine learning, synthetic data and wearable health devices

P Stolfi, I Valentini, MC Palumbo, P Tieri, A Grignolio… - BMC …, 2020 - Springer
Background The aim of a recent research project was the investigation of the mechanisms
involved in the onset of type 2 diabetes in the absence of familiarity. This has led to the …

Agent-based modeling, Mathematical formalism for

R Laubenbacher, AS Jarrah, HS Mortveit… - Complex Social and …, 2020 - Springer
The building blocks of these systems consist of a collection of variables (mapping to agents),
a graph that captures the dependence relations of agents on other agents, a local update …

In silico designing a novel TLR4-mediating multiepitope vaccine against monkeypox via advanced immunoinformatics and bioinformatics approaches

MR Lahimchi, H Madanchi, K Ahmadi… - Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Monkeypox virus is a member of the Poxviridae family, which causes monkeypox zoonotic
disease. Since July 2022, the prevention of monkeypox have become more considerable …

Implementation of a regulatory gene network to simulate the TH1/2 differentiation in an agent-based model of hypersensitivity reactions

D Santoni, M Pedicini, F Castiglione - Bioinformatics, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Motivation: An unbalanced differentiation of T helper cells from precursor type TH0 to the
TH1 or TH2 phenotype in immune responses often leads to a pathological condition. In …

Modeling the effect of high calorie diet on the interplay between adipose tissue, inflammation, and diabetes

V Prana, P Tieri, MC Palumbo… - … methods in medicine, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a chronic metabolic disease potentially leading to
serious widespread tissue damage. Human organism develops T2D when the glucose …

Computational modeling of immune system of the fish for a more effective vaccination in aquaculture

A Madonia, C Melchiorri, S Bonamano… - …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Motivation A computational model equipped with the main immunological features of the sea
bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) immune system was used to predict more effective …