/*
Alzheimers axon study to determine the effect of dystrophic structures
on AP propagation.
Detect the following phenomena in the axon: transmission of an AP from
one side of the dysmorphic structure to the other was seen to either
be
1) delayed
2) made into a double spike, or persistent firing
3) blocked
To detect these we will run models under varying settings. After
initiating an AP at one end of the axon, detect APs at the other end
defined by exceding -20 mV (arbitrary) in simulations that run for 1
second. Store results in an N-dimensional vector (parameter_1,
parameter_2, parameter_3, parameter_x, num_of_APs_detected,
time_of_APs time_for_first_transmitted_AP). Actually if we have the
times of the APs then we can know how many there are so just store the
times.
Possible output format:
"data" subfolder with file names that reflect the parameters that were
used to collect the column vector data within them
CanDiam_X_ChannelStrength_Y_AxonDiam_Z_InputAPtimes.dat (AP times 100um before dystrophy)
CanDiam_X_ChannelStrength_Y_AxonDiam_Z_OutputAPtimes.dat (AP times 100um after dystrophy)
(Find normal time for AP crossing the 100 ums without a
dystrophy. This should be similar to the small dystrophy size reported
times.)
To compute the various models create an array of vector parameters indexed by the processor number.
On each processor choose those parameters to run a simulation and write the above CanDiam... data files.
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///
/// compute the number of simulations needed
///
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1) the size of the Can with the half way point being a 50 um2 surface area.
area=PI*diam*L
diam = area/(PI*L)
*/
func diam_as_func_of_area() {
return $1/(PI*5) // pass the area and assume the length is 5 um to find the area
}
// end_diam = diam_as_func_of_area(1500) // first study just went to 100, then to 1000, 1500
// num_of_Can_diams = 0 //counts them up
num_of_equivSphere_diams = 0
start_diam = 0 // 50
end_diam = 147.5 // 150
//for (Can_diam=start_diam; Can_diam<=end_diam; Can_diam = Can_diam + end_diam/40) {
for (sphereDiam=start_diam; sphereDiam<=end_diam; sphereDiam = sphereDiam + 2.5) {
num_of_equivSphere_diams = num_of_equivSphere_diams + 1
}
/*
2) /* Next inner loop the density of voltage gated channels goes from 0 to 100 % of the selected model
*/
dystrophy_active=1 // can be false (0) for sealed dystrophy, -1 for passive dystrophy and +1 for active dystrophy
/**/
// print "dystrophy_active = ", dystrophy_active
num_of_densities = 0
//intrinsic_subdivisions=33+1/3 // works out to (22 for .34) or 25 steps if start at 0.25
intrinsic_start_factor = 0.3 // 0.7
intrinsic_step = 0.1 //
intrinsic_end = 1.0 // 1.0
// for (intrinsic_factor=intrinsic_start_factor; intrinsic_factor<=1; intrinsic_factor = intrinsic_factor +1/intrinsic_subdivisions) {
for (intrinsic_factor=intrinsic_start_factor; intrinsic_factor<=intrinsic_end; intrinsic_factor = intrinsic_factor + intrinsic_step) {
num_of_densities = num_of_densities + 1
}
/*
forsec "axon" {
gbar_nax = intrinsic_factor * gbar_nax_orig
gkdrbar_kdr = intrinsic_factor * gkdrbar_kdr_orig
}
3) finally axon diameters 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 1 (orig spec) Modify to include the orig diameter 0.3
*/
objref axon_diams
axon_diams = new Vector()
// axon_diams.append(0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9)
// axon_diams.append(0.2, 0.25, 0.3, 0.35, 0.4)
// axon_diams.append(0.3) // (0.1, 0.2, 0.3) //, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8) //(0.7, 0.8, 0.9) (1.0, 1.1, 1.2) (1.3, 1.4, 1.5)
//for axon_index = 0, axon_diams.size()-1 {
// axon diam = axons_diams.x[axon_index]
//}
axon_diams.indgen(0.1, 0.9, 0.05)
// print "number of connections = ", num_of_Can_diams * num_of_densities * axon_diams.size()
// print " fix axon diameter to keep simulation runs under NSG limit 4096"
num_of_stickDiams = 0
//stickDiam_start = 0.3
//stickDiam_end = 8.3
//stickDiam_step = 0.5
stickDiam_start = 3.8
stickDiam_end = 3.8
stickDiam_step = 0.5
objref stickDiam_vec
stickDiam_vec = new Vector()
for (stickDiam = stickDiam_start; stickDiam <=stickDiam_end; stickDiam = stickDiam + stickDiam_step) {
num_of_stickDiams = num_of_stickDiams + 1
stickDiam_vec.append(stickDiam)
}
////////////////////////
///
/// now loop again while assigning the parameters array of vectors;
/// each vector in the array contains a unique simulation parameter set that is run on one processor
///
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num_of_dystrophies=3 // -1, 0, 1 assignments of dystrophy_active
// num_of_simulations = num_of_Can_diams * num_of_densities * axon_diams.size()
num_of_simulations = num_of_equivSphere_diams * num_of_densities * axon_diams.size() * num_of_stickDiams * num_of_dystrophies
// print "num_of_equivSphere_diams = ",num_of_equivSphere_diams,", num_of_densities = ",num_of_densities
// print "axon_diams.size() = ",axon_diams.size(), " num_of_stickDiams = ",num_of_stickDiams
objref parameters[num_of_simulations]
// print "declared parameters[",num_of_simulations,"]"
simulation_index = 0
// for (Can_diam=start_diam; Can_diam<=end_diam; Can_diam = Can_diam + end_diam/40) {
for dystrophy_active=-1,1 { // runs through -1 passive, 0 sealed, 1 active
for (sphereDiam=start_diam; sphereDiam<=end_diam; sphereDiam = sphereDiam + 2.5) {
// Next inner loop the density of voltage gated channels goes from 0 to 100 % of the selected model
// intrinsic_sudivisions defined above
// intrinsic_start_factor defined above
// for (intrinsic_factor=intrinsic_start_factor; intrinsic_factor<=1; intrinsic_factor = intrinsic_factor +1/intrinsic_subdivisions) {
for (intrinsic_factor=intrinsic_start_factor; intrinsic_factor<=intrinsic_end; intrinsic_factor = intrinsic_factor + intrinsic_step) {
for axon_index = 0, axon_diams.size()-1 {
for (stickDiam = stickDiam_start; stickDiam<=stickDiam_end; stickDiam = stickDiam + stickDiam_step) {
// print "simulation_index = ",simulation_index
parameters[simulation_index] = new Vector()
parameters[simulation_index].append(sphereDiam, intrinsic_factor, axon_diams.x[axon_index], stickDiam, dystrophy_active)
// axon diam = axons_diams.x[axon_index]
simulation_index = simulation_index+1
}
}
}
}
}
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///
/// create the simulations morphology
///
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load_file("simple_axon.hoc")
// load_file("runctrl_plus_graph.ses") // optional graph. comment out on parallel machine
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///
/// set up the axon stimulation and recording of the AP times
///
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objref ic, ic_amp_vec
axon ic = new IClamp(0)
ic.dur=1e9 // new method plays a vec into amp, instead of dur 0.2
ic.amp=2 // nA use 20x orig value 0.1 which will blast little diam axons and create an AP in the big diam axons
// it was noted that in simulations that gets blasted they are similar at latter time points so simple way to insure
// that an AP occurs
ic.del=0 // new method plays a vec into amp, instead of del 1
// the below copied from far below to make tstop available here
tstop=10000 // run for ten seconds instead of 1 second
ic_amp_vec=new Vector(tstop/dt)
// original parameters of one IClamp pulse:
ic_amp=2
ic_dur=0.2
ic_del=1
// because of interesting behavior at special_index = 21932 where
// one AP gets through on second pulse and then is silent want to see
// if also happens if the input train starts after a delay of 100ms
//
ic_del=1 // 100
// create a train of 20 Hz current injections after a delay of 1 ms
frequency=20 // Herz
period=1/frequency
proc make_pulses() {
ic_index=ic_del/dt // start at 1 ms
period_in_ms=(1/frequency)*1000
// *** for some numerical error reason the below shifts off the expected
// value at t = 3301, so use the below modulus method instead
//while (ic_index<ic_amp_vec.size()) {
// // form the current injections pulses by 0.2 ms of 2 nA
// for pulse_times=1, ic_dur/dt {
// if (ic_index < ic_amp_vec.size()) { // stay inside simulation time
// ic_amp_vec.x[ic_index]=ic_amp
// ic_index = ic_index+1
// }
// }
// // and 49.8 ms of zeros (that are already there)
// ic_index = ic_index + (period_in_ms - ic_dur)/dt
//}
while (ic_index< ic_amp_vec.size()) {
// everytime the period modulus of the index offset by the delay is 0 write a pulse:
if ((ic_index-ic_del/dt)%(period_in_ms/dt)==0 ) {
for pulse_times=1, ic_dur/dt {
if (ic_index < ic_amp_vec.size()) { // stay inside simulation time
ic_amp_vec.x[ic_index]=ic_amp
ic_index = ic_index+1
}
}
}
ic_index = ic_index + 1
}
}
make_pulses() // set ic_del, ic_amp, ic_dur, frequency before calling
// in case want to see pulses with commands like
// objref g
// g = new Graph()
// ic_amp_vec.plot(g, t_vec, 1, 1)
objref t_vec
t_vec=new Vector(tstop/dt)
t_vec=new Vector(tstop/dt-1)
t_vec.indgen(0 , tstop-dt, dt)
ic_amp_vec.play(&ic.amp, dt) // plays
objref pre_spike, post_spike // pre and post refer to before and after the dystrophy
objref pre_netcon, post_netcon, nil
pre_spike = new Vector(0)
post_spike = new Vector()
// these code elements with bug (L-100 should have just been
// 100) where x value beyond
// endpoints caused x values to be effectively 0, 1
// so just use those although it would be interesting to
// study also at +/- 100 from dystrophy (Can)
//axon pre_netcon = new NetCon(&v(.5-(L-100)/L), nil)
//axon post_netcon = new NetCon(&v(.5+(L-100)/L), nil)
axon pre_netcon = new NetCon(&v(0), nil)
axon post_netcon = new NetCon(&v(1), nil)
pre_netcon.record(pre_spike)
post_netcon.record(post_spike)
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///
/// set the unique parameters for this simulation based on the processor id
///
////////////////////////
// Note: currently there are 3960 simulations
// store the max conductance densities to take fractions thereof later
axon {
gbar_nax_orig = gbar_nax
gkdrbar_kdr_orig = gkdrbar_kdr
}
// id=490 // comment out this line if on parallel machine
objref axon_0_trace, axon_p5_trace, axon_1_trace, can_trace
// testing code : for (id=480; id<490; id = id + 1) {
// serial runs:
// for (id=0; id<num_of_simulations; id = id + 1) {
// for NSG
// PWManager[0].close(1) // closes voltage graph
///if (id<num_of_simulations) { // this processor id is set from init.py
for id=0,num_of_simulations-1 { // this processor id is set here
//for id=0,0 { // this processor id is set here
// because you can't allocate an exact number like the current 1040
// num_of_simulations number of processors the extra processors are
// idle
objref axon_0_trace, axon_p5_trace, axon_1_trace, can_trace
strdef APinputTimesFilename
strdef APoutputTimesFilename
strdef folder
load_file("write_vec.hoc")
// print "starting main loop"
// these two lines were for breaking the id ranges up to run on louise
// for (id_index=0; id_index<range_ids.size(); id_index = id_index +1) {
// id = range_ids.x[id_index]
//CanDiam = parameters[id].x[0]
sphereDiam = parameters[id].x[0]
if (sphereDiam==0) {sphereDiam=1e-6}
ChannelStrength = parameters[id].x[1]
AxonDiam = parameters[id].x[2]
stickDiam = parameters[id].x[3]
dystrophy_active = parameters[id].x[4]
////////////////////////
///
/// make channels appropriate for this processor id
///
////////////////////////
//assign the CanDiam based on the equiv sphereDiam
Stick { CanLength = L } // handy to have CanLength
CanDiam = 4 * (sphereDiam/2)^2 / CanLength
Can { diam = CanDiam }
// print "setting axon params"
axon {
gbar_nax = gbar_nax_orig * ChannelStrength
gkdrbar_kdr = gkdrbar_kdr_orig * ChannelStrength
diam = AxonDiam
}
// print "set axon params"
if (dystrophy_active) {
// actually either active or passive here
Can {
if (dystrophy_active==-1) {
gbar_nax = 0
gkdrbar_kdr = 0
g_pas=3.16228e-05 // for passive only
} else {
gbar_nax = gbar_nax_orig * ChannelStrength
gkdrbar_kdr = gkdrbar_kdr_orig * ChannelStrength
g_pas=3.16228e-05
}
}
Stick {
if (dystrophy_active==-1) {
gbar_nax = 0
gkdrbar_kdr = 0
g_pas=3.16228e-05 // for passive only
} else {
gbar_nax = gbar_nax_orig * ChannelStrength
gkdrbar_kdr = gkdrbar_kdr_orig * ChannelStrength
g_pas=3.16228e-05 // for passive only
}
}
} else {
Can {
gbar_nax = 0
gkdrbar_kdr = 0
g_pas = 0
}
Stick {
gbar_nax = 0
gkdrbar_kdr = 0
g_pas = 0
}
}
// Stick { diam = AxonDiam } // share the axon diameter
Stick { diam = stickDiam }
// by hand for special cases on serial computer (see param_ctrl.hoc
// which is started by mosinit.hoc
// by hand for special cases on serial computer (see param_ctrl.hoc
// which is started by mosinit.hoc
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///
/// setup recordings of voltage traces
///
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axon_0_trace = new Vector()
axon_p5_trace = new Vector()
axon_1_trace = new Vector()
can_trace = new Vector()
axon_0_trace.record(&axon.v(0))
axon_p5_trace.record(&axon.v(0.5))
axon_1_trace.record(&axon.v(1))
can_trace.record(&Can.v(0.5))
////////////////////////
///
/// run the simulation
///
////////////////////////
tstop=10000 // run for ten seconds instead of 1 second
init()
run()
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///
/// store the result
///
////////////////////////
sphereDiam = parameters[id].x[0]
ChannelStrength = parameters[id].x[1]
AxonDiam = parameters[id].x[2]
stickDiam = parameters[id].x[3]
dystrophy_active = parameters[id].x[4]
if (dystrophy_active==-1) { folder = "passive/" }
if (dystrophy_active==0) { folder = "sealed/" }
if (dystrophy_active==1) { folder = "active/" }
sprint(APinputTimesFilename,"%ssphereDiam_%g_ChannelStrength_%g_AxonDiam_%g_InputAPtimes_%g_stickDiam.dat",folder,sphereDiam, ChannelStrength, AxonDiam, stickDiam)
sprint(APoutputTimesFilename,"%ssphereDiam_%g_ChannelStrength_%g_AxonDiam_%g_OutputAPtimes_%g_stickDiam.dat",folder,sphereDiam, ChannelStrength, AxonDiam, stickDiam)
// print APinputTimesFilename, ", " , APoutputTimesFilename
write_vec(APinputTimesFilename, pre_spike)
write_vec(APoutputTimesFilename, post_spike)
// store these vectors of recorded voltages with unique filenames related to the parameter settings
// Voltage vectors: axon_0_trace, axon_p5_trace, axon_1_trace, can_trace
}
strdef axon_0_trace_filename, axon_p5_trace_filename, axon_1_trace_filename, can_trace_filename
sprint(axon_0_trace_filename,"axon_0_trace_%g_%g_%g_%g.dat",sphereDiam, ChannelStrength, AxonDiam, stickDiam)
sprint(axon_p5_trace_filename,"axon_p5_trace_%g_%g_%g_%g.dat",sphereDiam, ChannelStrength, AxonDiam, stickDiam)
sprint(axon_1_trace_filename,"axon_1_trace_%g_%g_%g_%g.dat",sphereDiam, ChannelStrength, AxonDiam, stickDiam)
sprint(can_trace_filename, "can_trace_%g_%g_%g_%g.dat",sphereDiam, ChannelStrength, AxonDiam, stickDiam)
/* don't write all these traces - too much
write_vec(axon_0_trace_filename,axon_0_trace)
write_vec(axon_p5_trace_filename,axon_p5_trace)
write_vec(axon_1_trace_filename,axon_1_trace)
write_vec(can_trace_filename,can_trace)
*/
// }
// quit() // doesn't seem to be required however its what we want here - remove for serial runs