CryptSimulation2d.cpp

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#include "CryptSimulation2d.hpp"
#include "WntConcentration.hpp"
#include "VanLeeuwen2009WntSwatCellCycleModelHypothesisOne.hpp"
#include "VanLeeuwen2009WntSwatCellCycleModelHypothesisTwo.hpp"

CryptSimulation2d::CryptSimulation2d(AbstractCellPopulation<2>& rCellPopulation,
                                     bool deleteCellPopulationAndForceCollection,
                                     bool initialiseCells)
    : CellBasedSimulation<2>(rCellPopulation,
                             deleteCellPopulationAndForceCollection,
                             initialiseCells),
      mUseJiggledBottomCells(false),
      mWriteBetaCatenin(false)
{
    mpStaticCastCellPopulation = static_cast<MeshBasedCellPopulationWithGhostNodes<2>*>(&mrCellPopulation);

    /*
     * To check if beta-catenin results will be written to file, we test if the first
     * cell has a cell cycle model that is a subclass of AbstractVanLeeuwen2009WntSwatCellCycleModel.
     * In doing so, we assume that all cells in the simulation have the same cell cycle
     * model.
     */
    if (dynamic_cast<AbstractVanLeeuwen2009WntSwatCellCycleModel*>(mrCellPopulation.Begin()->GetCellCycleModel()))
    {
        mWriteBetaCatenin = true;
    }
}

c_vector<double, 2> CryptSimulation2d::CalculateCellDivisionVector(CellPtr pParentCell)
{
    // Location of parent and daughter cells
    c_vector<double, 2> parent_coords = mrCellPopulation.GetLocationOfCellCentre(pParentCell);
    c_vector<double, 2> daughter_coords;

    // Get separation parameter
    double separation = mpStaticCastCellPopulation->GetMeinekeDivisionSeparation();

    // Make a random direction vector of the required length
    c_vector<double, 2> random_vector;

    /*
     * Pick a random direction and move the parent cell backwards by 0.5*separation
     * in that direction and return the position of the daughter cell 0.5*separation
     * forwards in that direction.
     */

    double random_angle = RandomNumberGenerator::Instance()->ranf();
    random_angle *= 2.0*M_PI;

    random_vector(0) = 0.5*separation*cos(random_angle);
    random_vector(1) = 0.5*separation*sin(random_angle);

    c_vector<double, 2> proposed_new_parent_coords = parent_coords - random_vector;
    c_vector<double, 2> proposed_new_daughter_coords = parent_coords + random_vector;

    if ((proposed_new_parent_coords(1) >= 0.0) && (proposed_new_daughter_coords(1) >= 0.0))
    {
        // We are not too close to the bottom of the cell population, so move parent
        parent_coords = proposed_new_parent_coords;
        daughter_coords = proposed_new_daughter_coords;
    }
    else
    {
        proposed_new_daughter_coords = parent_coords + 2.0*random_vector;
        while (proposed_new_daughter_coords(1) < 0.0)
        {
            random_angle = RandomNumberGenerator::Instance()->ranf();
            random_angle *= 2.0*M_PI;

            random_vector(0) = separation*cos(random_angle);
            random_vector(1) = separation*sin(random_angle);
            proposed_new_daughter_coords = parent_coords + random_vector;
        }
        daughter_coords = proposed_new_daughter_coords;
    }

    assert(daughter_coords(1) >= 0.0); // to make sure dividing cells stay in the cell population
    assert(parent_coords(1) >= 0.0);   // to make sure dividing cells stay in the cell population

    // Set the parent to use this location
    ChastePoint<2> parent_coords_point(parent_coords);

    unsigned node_index = mrCellPopulation.GetLocationIndexUsingCell(pParentCell);
    mrCellPopulation.SetNode(node_index, parent_coords_point);

    return daughter_coords;
}

void CryptSimulation2d::WriteVisualizerSetupFile()
{
    *mpVizSetupFile << "MeshWidth\t" << mrCellPopulation.GetWidth(0) << "\n";
}

void CryptSimulation2d::SetupWriteBetaCatenin()
{
    OutputFileHandler output_file_handler(this->mSimulationOutputDirectory + "/", false);
    mVizBetaCateninResultsFile = output_file_handler.OpenOutputFile("results.vizbetacatenin");
    *mpVizSetupFile << "BetaCatenin\n";
}

void CryptSimulation2d::WriteBetaCatenin(double time)
{
    *mVizBetaCateninResultsFile <<  time << "\t";

    unsigned global_index;
    double x;
    double y;
    double b_cat_membrane;
    double b_cat_cytoplasm;
    double b_cat_nuclear;

    for (AbstractCellPopulation<2>::Iterator cell_iter = mrCellPopulation.Begin();
         cell_iter != mrCellPopulation.End();
         ++cell_iter)
    {
        global_index = mrCellPopulation.GetLocationIndexUsingCell(*cell_iter);
        x = mrCellPopulation.GetLocationOfCellCentre(*cell_iter)[0];
        y = mrCellPopulation.GetLocationOfCellCentre(*cell_iter)[1];

        // We should only be calling this code block if mWriteBetaCatenin has been set to true in the constructor
        assert(mWriteBetaCatenin);

        AbstractVanLeeuwen2009WntSwatCellCycleModel* p_model = dynamic_cast<AbstractVanLeeuwen2009WntSwatCellCycleModel*>(cell_iter->GetCellCycleModel());
        b_cat_membrane = p_model->GetMembraneBoundBetaCateninLevel();
        b_cat_cytoplasm = p_model->GetCytoplasmicBetaCateninLevel();
        b_cat_nuclear = p_model->GetNuclearBetaCateninLevel();

        *mVizBetaCateninResultsFile << global_index << " " << x << " " << y << " " << b_cat_membrane << " " << b_cat_cytoplasm << " " << b_cat_nuclear << " ";
    }

    *mVizBetaCateninResultsFile << "\n";
}

void CryptSimulation2d::SetupSolve()
{
    /*
     * If there are any cells in the simulation, and mWriteBetaCatenin has been set
     * to true in the constructor, then set up the beta-catenin results file and
     * write the initial conditions to file.
     */
    bool any_cells_present = (mrCellPopulation.Begin() != mrCellPopulation.End());
    if (any_cells_present && mWriteBetaCatenin)
    {
        SetupWriteBetaCatenin();
        double current_time = SimulationTime::Instance()->GetTime();
        WriteBetaCatenin(current_time);
    }
}

void CryptSimulation2d::PostSolve()
{
    SimulationTime* p_time = SimulationTime::Instance();

    if ((p_time->GetTimeStepsElapsed()+1)%mSamplingTimestepMultiple==0)
    {
        /*
         * If there are any cells in the simulation, and mWriteBetaCatenin has been set
         * to true in the constructor, then set up the beta-catenin results file and
         * write the initial conditions to file.
         */
        bool any_cells_present = (mrCellPopulation.Begin() != mrCellPopulation.End());
        if (any_cells_present && mWriteBetaCatenin)
        {
            double time_next_step = p_time->GetTime() + p_time->GetTimeStep();
            WriteBetaCatenin(time_next_step);
        }
    }
}

void CryptSimulation2d::AfterSolve()
{
    /*
     * If there are any cells in the simulation, and mWriteBetaCatenin has been set
     * to true in the constructor, then close the beta-catenin results file.
     */
    bool any_cells_present = (mrCellPopulation.Begin() != mrCellPopulation.End());
    if (any_cells_present && mWriteBetaCatenin)
    {
        mVizBetaCateninResultsFile->close();
    }
}

void CryptSimulation2d::UseJiggledBottomCells()
{
    mUseJiggledBottomCells = true;
}

void CryptSimulation2d::ApplyCellPopulationBoundaryConditions(const std::vector< c_vector<double, 2> >& rOldLocations)
{
    bool is_wnt_included = WntConcentration<2>::Instance()->IsWntSetUp();
    if (!is_wnt_included)
    {
        WntConcentration<2>::Destroy();
    }

    // Iterate over all nodes associated with real cells to update their positions
    // according to any cell population boundary conditions
    for (AbstractCellPopulation<2>::Iterator cell_iter = mrCellPopulation.Begin();
         cell_iter != mrCellPopulation.End();
         ++cell_iter)
    {
        // Get index of node associated with cell
        unsigned node_index = mrCellPopulation.GetLocationIndexUsingCell(*cell_iter);

        // Get pointer to this node
        Node<2>* p_node = mrCellPopulation.GetNode(node_index);

        if (!is_wnt_included)
        {
            if (cell_iter->GetCellCycleModel()->GetCellProliferativeType()==STEM)
            {
                // Get old node location
                c_vector<double, 2> old_node_location = rOldLocations[node_index];

                // Return node to old location
                p_node->rGetModifiableLocation()[0] = old_node_location[0];
                p_node->rGetModifiableLocation()[1] = old_node_location[1];
            }
        }

        // Any cell that has moved below the bottom of the crypt must be moved back up
        if (p_node->rGetLocation()[1] < 0.0)
        {
            p_node->rGetModifiableLocation()[1] = 0.0;
            if (mUseJiggledBottomCells)
            {
               /*
                * Here we give the cell a push upwards so that it doesn't
                * get stuck on the bottom of the crypt (as per #422).
                *
                * Note that all stem cells may get moved to the same height, so
                * we use a random perturbation to help ensure we are not simply
                * faced with the same problem at a different height!
                */
                p_node->rGetModifiableLocation()[1] = 0.05*mpRandomGenerator->ranf();
            }
        }
        assert(p_node->rGetLocation()[1] >= 0.0);
    }
}

void CryptSimulation2d::SetBottomCellAncestors()
{
    unsigned index = 0;
    for (AbstractCellPopulation<2>::Iterator cell_iter = mrCellPopulation.Begin();
         cell_iter != mrCellPopulation.End();
         ++cell_iter)
    {
        if (mrCellPopulation.GetLocationOfCellCentre(*cell_iter)[1] < 0.5)
        {
            cell_iter->SetAncestor(index++);
        }
    }
}

void CryptSimulation2d::OutputSimulationParameters(out_stream& rParamsFile)
{
    *rParamsFile << "\t\t<CryptCircumference>"<< mrCellPopulation.GetWidth(0) << "</CryptCircumference>\n";
    *rParamsFile << "\t\t<UseJiggledBottomCells>"<< mUseJiggledBottomCells << "</UseJiggledBottomCells>\n";

    // Call method on direct parent class
    CellBasedSimulation<2>::OutputSimulationParameters(rParamsFile);
}

// Serialization for Boost >= 1.36
#include "SerializationExportWrapperForCpp.hpp"
CHASTE_CLASS_EXPORT(CryptSimulation2d)

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