Hypothesis Comparison

graph TD
    A["Cellular Stress and DNA Damage"]
    B["Astrocyte Senescence Induction"]
    C["SASP Activation"]
    D["Pro-inflammatory Cytokine Release"]
    E["TNF-alpha and IL-1beta Secretion"]
    F["NF-kappaB Pathway Activation"]
    G["AQP4 Polarity Loss"]
    H["Dystroglycan Complex Disruption"]
    I["Glymphatic System Dysfunction"]
    J["Amyloid-beta Accumulation"]
    K["Tau Protein Aggregation"]
    L["Neuroinflammation Amplification"]
    M["Neuronal Death"]
    N["Cognitive Decline"]
    O["Anti-SASP Therapy"]
    P["AQP4 Restoration"]

    A -->|"oxidative stress"| B
    B -->|"senescence markers"| C
    C -->|"inflammatory cascade"| D
    D -->|"cytokine production"| E
    E -->|"signaling activation"| F
    F -->|"transcriptional changes"| G
    G -->|"membrane disruption"| H
    H -->|"clearance impairment"| I
    I -->|"protein accumulation"| J
    I -->|"protein misfolding"| K
    J -->|"toxic aggregates"| L
    K -->|"neurofibrillary tangles"| L
    L -->|"cell death pathways"| M
    M -->|"functional loss"| N
    O -->|"senolytic treatment"| C
    O -->|"polarity rescue"| P

    subgraph INITIATION["Senescence Initiation"]
        A
        B
        C
    end

    subgraph SASP["SASP Cascade"]
        D
        E
        F
    end

    subgraph AQP4_DYSFUNCTION["AQP4 Dysfunction"]
        G
        H
        I
    end

    subgraph PATHOLOGY["Neurodegenerative Pathology"]
        J
        K
        L
        M
        N
    end

    subgraph THERAPY["Therapeutic Intervention"]
        O
        P
    end

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