用物理约束神经网络精准反推脑部药物代谢参数,助力癌症治疗优化。
PBPK-iPINNs: Inverse Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Brain Models
- 基于逆向物理信息神经网络,结合生理药代动力学模型求解复杂参数
- 通过权重与超参数调优,实现稳定收敛的药物浓度预测(误差可控)
- 适合药理开发与临床研究者用于个性化治疗方案设计
物理信息神经网络(PINNs)将机器学习与微分方程结合,用于求解正问题与逆问题,并确保预测符合物理规律。生理药代动力学(PBPK)模型超越经典房室模型,采用机制性、生理导向的建模框架。此类模型包含大量难以在人体中直接测量的未知参数,且其系统通常由刚性常微分方程组构成,传统数值与统计方法常无法收敛。本研究构建了一个限于通透性的四室脑部PBPK模型,模拟药物在人脑中的传递过程。提出PBPK-iPINN方法,利用逆向PINN估计药物特异性或患者特异性参数及药物浓度分布。同时开展参数可辨识性分析,判断参数是否能从现有数据中唯一可靠地估计。研究表明,为使逆问题收敛至正确解,损失函数各分量(数据损失、初值损失、残差损失)需合理加权,且层数、神经元数、激活函数、学习率、优化器、采样点等超参数必须精细调优。该方法性能优于传统数值与统计方法,准确参数估计可生成精确的药物浓度-时间曲线,进而计算药代动力学指标,支持脑癌药物研发与临床治疗方案的优化。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) integrate machine learning with differential equations to solve forward and inverse problems while ensuring that predictions adhere to physical laws. Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling advances beyond classical compartmental approaches by employing a mechanistic, physiology-focused framework. Such models involve many unknown parameters that are difficult to measure directly in humans due to ethical and practical constraints. PBPK models are constructed as systems of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and these parametric ODEs are often stiff, and traditional numerical and statistical methods frequently fail to converge. In this study, we consider a permeability-limited, four-compartment PBPK brain model that mimics human brain functionality in drug delivery. We introduce PBPK-iPINN, a method for estimating drug-specific or patient-specific parameters and drug concentration profiles using inverse PINNs. We also conducted parameter identifiability analysis to determines whether the parameters can be uniquely and reliably estimated from the available data. We demonstrate that, for the inverse problem to converge to the correct solution, the components of the loss function (data loss, initial condition loss, and residual loss) must be appropriately weighted, and the hyperparameters including the number of layers and neurons, activation functions, learning rate, optimizer, and collocation points must be carefully tuned. The performance of the PBPK-iPINN approach is then compared with established numerical and statistical methods. Accurate parameter estimation yields precise drug concentration-time profiles, which in turn enable the calculation of pharmacokinetic metrics. These metrics support drug developers and clinicians in designing and optimizing therapies for brain cancer.
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