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nr. 477 - 2011 - Institut for Natur, Systemer og Modeller (NSM)

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58 The Intermediated Model<br />

✻<br />

Ma(t)<br />

˙<br />

Ma < 0<br />

˙<br />

Ba > 0<br />

❅❘ ❄<br />

✠<br />

Ma<br />

˙ < 0<br />

Ba<br />

˙ < 0<br />

˙<br />

Ba = 0<br />

✛<br />

❅■<br />

˙<br />

Ma = 0<br />

Asymp2 Asymp1<br />

˙<br />

Ma > 0<br />

˙<br />

Ba < 0<br />

✲<br />

Ba(t)<br />

Figure 6.4 Sketch of the nullclines and some representative arrows that indicate the flow <strong>for</strong><br />

<strong>for</strong> the IM with dM/dt = 0. For the healthy rest state, (Ba, Ma) = (0, 0), to be stable the<br />

initial slope of the Ma-nullcline must be less than the initial slope of the Ba-nullcline. Then<br />

by assuming that the nullcline of Ba reaches its asymptotic point be<strong>for</strong>e the nullcline of Ma<br />

leaves the stable healthy rest state to be the only existing physiol<strong>og</strong>ical relevant fixed point.<br />

This means that any stimulated inflammation will be nonpermanent.

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