Figure 2.
Screenshots of the current version of the visualization tool. Shown are 2 simulations where a small number of HSCs, 30 (R0 = 30) and the equivalent number of contributing clones that would be present in an aspirate of feline marrow containing 30 HSCs (C0 = 16) are transplanted into a lethally irradiated cat. Fifty percent of the initial transplanted cells are type a (blue) and 50% are type b (green), simulating the autologous transplantation of small numbers of G6PD heterozygous marrow cells as in Abkowitz et al12 and Golinelli et al19. Observations were plotted every 10 weeks for a 300-week (∼6-year) interval. By the end of the simulation period in panel A, 2878 HSCs are present in the HSC compartment (or HSC reserve); 30.5% are type a. There are also 1337 contributing clones of which 29.5% are type a. Note that the HSC compartment is not yet full at 220 weeks (4 years after this transplantation) as the number of HSCs (N = 2878) is much less than the capacity of the stem cell compartment (K = 10 000 in this simulation). Model parameters, including λ, α, ν, and μ of type a and type b cells, can be independently controlled under the “Advanced” tab (top right). Data are preloaded for cat (shown), mouse, nonhuman primates, and humans, in accordance with Abkowitz et al,3 Catlin et al,4 Abkowitz et al,5 Shepherd et al,7 Guttorp et al,9 Abkowitz et al,12 Fong et al,13 and Becker et al.14 For cat, the preset value for λ = once per 10 weeks and ν = once per 12.5 weeks (9). The second simulation (B) has identical input parameters as the first simulation (A) but produces a vastly different outcome. Max Cells in Con., maximum cells in contributing compartment.

Screenshots of the current version of the visualization tool. Shown are 2 simulations where a small number of HSCs, 30 (R0 = 30) and the equivalent number of contributing clones that would be present in an aspirate of feline marrow containing 30 HSCs (C0 = 16) are transplanted into a lethally irradiated cat. Fifty percent of the initial transplanted cells are type a (blue) and 50% are type b (green), simulating the autologous transplantation of small numbers of G6PD heterozygous marrow cells as in Abkowitz et al12  and Golinelli et al19 . Observations were plotted every 10 weeks for a 300-week (∼6-year) interval. By the end of the simulation period in panel A, 2878 HSCs are present in the HSC compartment (or HSC reserve); 30.5% are type a. There are also 1337 contributing clones of which 29.5% are type a. Note that the HSC compartment is not yet full at 220 weeks (4 years after this transplantation) as the number of HSCs (N = 2878) is much less than the capacity of the stem cell compartment (K = 10 000 in this simulation). Model parameters, including λ, α, ν, and μ of type a and type b cells, can be independently controlled under the “Advanced” tab (top right). Data are preloaded for cat (shown), mouse, nonhuman primates, and humans, in accordance with Abkowitz et al, Catlin et al, Abkowitz et al, Shepherd et al, Guttorp et al, Abkowitz et al,12  Fong et al,13  and Becker et al.14  For cat, the preset value for λ = once per 10 weeks and ν = once per 12.5 weeks (9). The second simulation (B) has identical input parameters as the first simulation (A) but produces a vastly different outcome. Max Cells in Con., maximum cells in contributing compartment.

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