https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2016-60177-8
Regular Article
Modelling the dynamics of stem cells in colonic crypts
Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 20-364, 01000 México D.F., Mexico
a e-mail: barrio.rafael@gmail.com
Received: 10 June 2016
Revised: 19 September 2016
Published online: 6 March 2017
We present a theoretical and computational framework to model the colonic crypt organisation in the human intestine. We construct a theoretical and computational framework to model the colonic crypt behaviour, using a Voronoi tessellation to represent each cell and elastic forces between them we addressed how their dynamical disfunction can lead to tumour masses and cancer. Our results indicate that for certain parameters the crypt is in a homeostatic state, but slight changes on their values can disrupt this behaviour.
© EDP Sciences, Springer-Verlag, 2017
