SimpleWntCellCycleModel.cpp

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00028 #include "SimpleWntCellCycleModel.hpp"
00029 
00030 SimpleWntCellCycleModel::SimpleWntCellCycleModel()
00031  : mUseCellProliferativeTypeDependentG1Duration(false)
00032 {
00033 }
00034 
00035 
00036 AbstractCellCycleModel* SimpleWntCellCycleModel::CreateCellCycleModel()
00037 {
00038     return new SimpleWntCellCycleModel(*this);
00039 }
00040 
00041 
00042 void SimpleWntCellCycleModel::SetUseCellProliferativeTypeDependentG1Duration(bool useCellProliferativeTypeDependentG1Duration)
00043 {
00044     mUseCellProliferativeTypeDependentG1Duration = useCellProliferativeTypeDependentG1Duration;
00045 }
00046 
00047 
00048 void SimpleWntCellCycleModel::SetG1Duration()
00049 {
00050     assert(mpCell!=NULL);
00051 
00052     TissueConfig* p_params = TissueConfig::Instance();
00053     RandomNumberGenerator* p_gen = RandomNumberGenerator::Instance();
00054 
00055     switch (mpCell->GetCellProliferativeType())
00056     {
00057         case STEM:
00058             if (mUseCellProliferativeTypeDependentG1Duration)
00059             {
00060                 mG1Duration = p_gen->NormalRandomDeviate(p_params->GetStemCellG1Duration(), 1.0);
00061             }
00062             else
00063             {
00064                 // Normally stem cells should behave just like transit cells in a Wnt simulation
00065                 mG1Duration = p_gen->NormalRandomDeviate(p_params->GetTransitCellG1Duration(), 1.0);
00066             }
00067             break;
00068         case TRANSIT:
00069             mG1Duration = p_gen->NormalRandomDeviate(p_params->GetTransitCellG1Duration(), 1.0);
00070             break;
00071         case DIFFERENTIATED:
00072             mG1Duration = DBL_MAX;
00073             break;
00074         default:
00075             NEVER_REACHED;
00076     }
00077 
00078     // Check that the normal random deviate has not returned a small or negative G1 duration
00079     if (mG1Duration < p_params->GetMinimumGapDuration())
00080     {
00081         mG1Duration = p_params->GetMinimumGapDuration();
00082     }
00083 }
00084 
00085 
00086 double SimpleWntCellCycleModel::GetWntLevel()
00087 {
00088     assert(mpCell != NULL);
00089     double level = 0;
00090 
00091     switch (mDimension)
00092     {
00093         case 1:
00094         {
00095             const unsigned DIM = 1;
00096             level = WntConcentration<DIM>::Instance()->GetWntLevel(*mpCell);
00097             break;
00098         }
00099         case 2:
00100         {
00101             const unsigned DIM = 2;
00102             level = WntConcentration<DIM>::Instance()->GetWntLevel(*mpCell);
00103             break;
00104         }
00105         case 3:
00106         {
00107             const unsigned DIM = 3;
00108             level = WntConcentration<DIM>::Instance()->GetWntLevel(*mpCell);
00109             break;
00110         }
00111         default:
00112             NEVER_REACHED;
00113     }
00114     return level;
00115 }
00116 
00117 
00118 WntConcentrationType SimpleWntCellCycleModel::GetWntType()
00119 {
00120     WntConcentrationType wnt_type;
00121     switch (mDimension)
00122     {
00123         case 1:
00124         {
00125             const unsigned DIM = 1;
00126             wnt_type = WntConcentration<DIM>::Instance()->GetType();
00127             break;
00128         }
00129         case 2:
00130         {
00131             const unsigned DIM = 2;
00132             wnt_type = WntConcentration<DIM>::Instance()->GetType();
00133             break;
00134         }
00135         case 3:
00136         {
00137             const unsigned DIM = 3;
00138             wnt_type = WntConcentration<DIM>::Instance()->GetType();
00139             break;
00140         }
00141         default:
00142             NEVER_REACHED;
00143     }
00144     return wnt_type;
00145 }
00146 
00147 
00148 void SimpleWntCellCycleModel::UpdateCellCyclePhase()
00149 {
00150     TissueConfig* p_params = TissueConfig::Instance();
00151 
00152     // The cell can divide if the Wnt concentration >= wnt_division_threshold
00153     double wnt_division_threshold = DBL_MAX;
00154 
00155     // Set up under what level of Wnt stimulus a cell will divide
00156     double healthy_threshold = p_params->GetWntTransitThreshold();
00157     double labelled_threshold = p_params->GetWntLabelledThreshold();
00158 
00159     if (mpCell->GetMutationState()->IsType<WildTypeCellMutationState>())
00160     {
00161         wnt_division_threshold = healthy_threshold;
00162     }
00163     else if (mpCell->GetMutationState()->IsType<LabelledCellMutationState>())
00164     {
00165         wnt_division_threshold = labelled_threshold;
00166     }
00167     else if (mpCell->GetMutationState()->IsType<ApcOneHitCellMutationState>())
00168     {
00169         // should be less than healthy values
00170         wnt_division_threshold = 0.77*healthy_threshold;
00171     }
00172     else if (mpCell->GetMutationState()->IsType<BetaCateninOneHitCellMutationState>())
00173     {
00174         // less than above value
00175         wnt_division_threshold = 0.155*healthy_threshold;
00176     }
00177     else if (mpCell->GetMutationState()->IsType<ApcTwoHitCellMutationState>())
00178     {
00179         // should be zero (no Wnt-dependence)
00180         wnt_division_threshold = 0.0;
00181     }
00182     else
00183     {
00184         NEVER_REACHED;
00185     }
00186 
00187     double wnt_level = GetWntLevel();
00188     WntConcentrationType wnt_type = GetWntType();
00189 
00190     // Set the cell type to TRANSIT if the Wnt stimulus exceeds wnt_division_threshold
00191     if (wnt_level >= wnt_division_threshold)
00192     {
00193         CellProliferativeType cell_type = TRANSIT;
00194 
00195         // For a RADIAL Wnt type, override the cell type to STEM if the Wnt stimulus exceeds a higher threshold
00196         if ( (wnt_type == RADIAL) && (wnt_level > p_params->GetWntStemThreshold()) )
00197         {
00198             cell_type = STEM;
00199         }
00200 
00201         mpCell->SetCellProliferativeType(cell_type);
00202     }
00203     else
00204     {
00205         // The cell is DIFFERENTIATED and so in G0 phase
00206         mpCell->SetCellProliferativeType(DIFFERENTIATED);
00207     }
00208     AbstractSimpleCellCycleModel::UpdateCellCyclePhase();
00209 }
00210 
00211 void SimpleWntCellCycleModel::InitialiseDaughterCell()
00212 {
00213     WntConcentrationType wnt_type = GetWntType();
00214 
00215     if (wnt_type == RADIAL)
00216     {
00217         mpCell->SetCellProliferativeType(TRANSIT);
00218     }
00219 
00220     AbstractSimpleCellCycleModel::InitialiseDaughterCell();
00221 }
00222 
00223 bool SimpleWntCellCycleModel::CanCellTerminallyDifferentiate()
00224 {
00225     return false;
00226 }
00227 
00228 // Serialization for Boost >= 1.36
00229 #include "SerializationExportWrapperForCpp.hpp"
00230 CHASTE_CLASS_EXPORT(SimpleWntCellCycleModel)

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