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Table 17 List of model equations used in PTP Integration (modified from [21])

From: Composite mathematical modeling of calcium signaling behind neuronal cell death in Alzheimer’s disease

Equation

Biological significance

τ y =1000((1000/cosh(CAM/0.1))+0.1)

Time constant for secondary slow process

τ h =τ y /8

Time constant for PTP high conductance state

\( PTP_{h}^{\infty } = heav\left (y - y^{*}\right) \)

Heaviside step function for PTP max value

y=heav(CAMCAM)

Heaviside step function for y threshold value

dy/dt=(yy)/τ y

Secondary slow process involved in opening of PTP high conductance state

\( dPTP_{h}/dt = \left (PTP_{h}^{\infty } - PTP_{h}\right)/\tau _{h} \)

PTP high conductance state dynamics

\( J^{H}_{PTP} = perm_{l}^{H} * PTP_{l} * PSI * \left (H_{M} - 0.0000000398 * exp\left (-37.434 * PSI\right)/\left (1-exp\left (-37.434 * PSI\right)\right)\right) \)

Proton flux through PTP in high conductance state

\( J^{Ca}_{PTP} = perm_{Ca} * PTP_{l} * J_{uni} * \left (1-postptp * PTP_{h}\right) \)

Rate of Ca2+ ion transport across PTP

\( dH_{M}/dt = \left (f_{H_{M}}/\tau _{h}\right)*\left (J^{H}_{L} + J^{H}_{F1} - J^{H}_{res}+J^{H}_{PTP}\right) \)

Change in mitochondrial proton concentration

τ l =p6+amp τ /cosh((H M p3)/p4)

Time constant for PTP low conductance state

\( PTP_{l}^{\infty } = 0.5 * \left (1 + tanh\left (\left (p1 - H_{M}\right)/p_{2}\right)\right)\)

Rate of change of polling function

\( dPTP_{l}/dt = \left (PTP_{l}^{\infty } - PTP_{l}\right)/\tau _{l} \)

PTP low conductance state dynamics