Analytical and numerical properties of an extended angiogenesis PDEs model
This paper presents an extended mathematical model for tumor angiogenesis incorporating oxygen dynamics as a main regulator. We enhance a five-component PDE system describing endothelial cells, proteases, inhibitors, extracellular matrix, and oxygen concentration, with a focus on their spatiotemporal interactions. We establish existence, uniqueness, and boundedness of solutions through a mathematical analysis. A numerical scheme using method of lines and fourth-order Runge-Kutta methods is developed, with proven stability constraints and convergence properties. Numerical experiments demonstrate biologically plausible vascular formation with oxygen-mediated regulation.
Authors
- Livia Marcellino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2319-8008)
- Pasquale De Luca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7031-920X)
Institutions
- Parthenope University of Naples (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Mathematical Biology
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-025-02293-y
- Primary Topic
- Mathematical Biology Tumor Growth
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica "Francesco Severi"
- Gruppo Nazionale per il Calcolo Scientifico