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Timescale analysis of a mathematical model of acetaminophen metabolism and toxicity
journal contribution
posted on 2015-10-30, 11:28 authored by Dennis Reddyhoff, John WardJohn Ward, Dominic P. Williams, Sophie Regan, Steven WebbAcetaminophen is a widespread and commonly used painkiller all over the world. However, it can cause liver damage when taken in large doses or at repeated chronic doses. Current models of acetaminophen metabolism are complex, and limited to numerical investigation though provide results that represent clinical investigation well. We derive a mathematical model based on mass action laws aimed at capturing the main dynamics of acetaminophen metabolism, in particular the contrast between normal and overdose cases, whilst remaining simple enough for detailed mathematical analysis that can identify key parameters and quantify their role in liver toxicity. We use singular perturbation analysis to separate the different timescales describing the sequence of events in acetaminophen metabolism, systematically identifying which parameters dominate during each of the successive stages. Using this approach we determined, in terms of the model parameters, the critical dose between safe and overdose cases, timescales for exhaustion and regeneration of important cofactors for acetaminophen metabolism and total toxin accumulation as a fraction of initial dose.
Funding
All funding for authors on this work has come from the NC3R's via a studentship (NC/K500422/1) and the 2011 CRACK-IT IVIVE challenge award.
History
School
- Science
Department
- Mathematical Sciences
Published in
Journal of Theoretical BiologyVolume
386Issue
7Pages
132 - 146Citation
REDDYHOFF, D. ... et al., 2015. Timescale analysis of a mathematical model of acetaminophen metabolism and toxicity. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 386 (7), pp. 132 - 146.Publisher
© The Authors. Published by Elsevier LtdVersion
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2015Notes
This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).ISSN
1095-8541Publisher version
Language
- en