Sensitivity analysis approaches applied to systems biology models

Z Zi - IET systems biology, 2011 - IET
With the rising application of systems biology, sensitivity analysis methods have been widely
applied to study the biological systems, including metabolic networks, signalling pathways …

The adjuvant effects on vaccine and the immunomodulatory mechanisms of polysaccharides from traditional Chinese medicine

D Wang, Y Liu, W Zhao - Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Vaccination is still the most successful strategy to prevent and control the spread of
infectious diseases by generating an adequate protective immune response. However …

Bench-to-bedside review: Immunoglobulin therapy for sepsis-biological plausibility from a critical care perspective

M Shankar-Hari, J Spencer, WA Sewell, KM Rowan… - Critical care, 2012 - Springer
Sepsis represents a dysregulated host response to infection, the extent of which determines
the severity of organ dysfunction and subsequent outcome. All trialled immunomodulatory …

[HTML][HTML] Revised model of the tissue factor pathway of thrombin generation: role of the feedback activation of FXI

HHS Lakshmanan, A Estonilo, SE Reitsma… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Biochemical reaction networks are self‐regulated in part due to feedback
activation mechanisms. The tissue factor (TF) pathway of blood coagulation is a complex …

Natural IgG antibodies provide innate protection against ficolin‐opsonized bacteria

S Panda, J Zhang, NS Tan, B Ho, JL Ding - The EMBO journal, 2013 - embopress.org
For nearly five decades since its discovery, the role of natural IgG, which pre‐exists in
neonates and uninfected individuals, has remained unclear due to the general perception …

Advanced systems biology methods in drug discovery and translational biomedicine

J Zou, MW Zheng, G Li, ZG Su - BioMed research international, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Systems biology is in an exponential development stage in recent years and has been
widely utilized in biomedicine to better understand the molecular basis of human disease …

Quantitative modeling of the alternative pathway of the complement system

N Zewde, RD Gorham Jr, A Dorado, D Morikis - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The complement system is an integral part of innate immunity that detects and eliminates
invading pathogens through a cascade of reactions. The destructive effects of the …

Innate immune memory and homeostasis may be conferred through crosstalk between the TLR3 and TLR7 pathways

B Liu, Q Liu, L Yang, SK Palaniappan, I Bahar… - Science …, 2016 - science.org
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and
stimulate the innate immune response through the production of cytokines. The innate …

Blurred line between chemotactic chase and phagocytic consumption: an immunophysical single-cell perspective

V Heinrich, CY Lee - Journal of cell science, 2011 - journals.biologists.com
An innate immune cell can sense a pathogen, either from a distance by recognizing
chemoattractant stimuli or by direct physical contact. The pathogen is subsequently …

Understanding cancer mechanisms through network dynamics

TMK Cheng, S Gulati, R Agius… - Briefings in functional …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Cancer is a complex, multifaceted disease. Cellular systems are perturbed both during the
onset and development of cancer, and the behavioural change of tumour cells usually …