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Aquaporin-4 water transport / glymphatic clearance

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about Aquaporin-4 water transport / glymphatic clearance: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.

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Targeting Hypotheses (3)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
SASP-Driven Aquaporin-4 Dysregulation 0.782 neurodegeneration Senolytic therapy for age-related neurod
Aquaporin-4 Polarization Rescue 0.732 neurodegeneration 4R-tau strain-specific spreading pattern
Glymphatic System-Enhanced Antibody Clearance Reversal 0.537 neurodegeneration Blood-brain barrier transport mechanisms

Mentioning Analyses (1)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

4R-tau strain-specific spreading patterns in PSP vs CBD

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.732

Experiments (8)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
CSF Dynamic Biomarkers for Differential Diagnosis of NPH vs AD with Co clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.900 0.50 aortic endothelial cells proposed $6,550,000
Proposed experiment from debate on Perivascular spaces and glymphatic falsification Neurodegeneration 0.400 0.50 mouse proposed $240,000
s:** - Test tau spreading in AQP4 knockout vs wild-type mice with PSP/ falsification Neurodegeneration 0.400 0.50 mouse proposed $260,000
Proposed experiment from debate on Perivascular spaces and glymphatic falsification Neurodegeneration 0.400 0.50 cell_line proposed $100,000
Glymphatic-Circadian Axis Enhancement Therapy for Parkinson's Disease clinical Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
CSF Dynamic Biomarkers for Differential Diagnosis of NPH vs AD with Co clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
NPH Glymphatic System Interaction Experiment clinical Neurodegeneration 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
Vascular Contributions to Alzheimer Disease and Mixed Pathology clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000

Related Papers (20)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Aquaporin-4 in glymphatic system, and its implication for central nervous system [PMID:36796590] Peng S, Liu J, Liang C, Yang L, Wang G Neurobiol Dis 2023 2
Uncommon inflammatory/immune-related myelopathies. [PMID:34715593] Valencia-Sanchez C, Flanagan EP J Neuroimmunol 2021 2
Characteristics of MRI lesions in AQP4 antibody-positive NMOSD, MOGAD, and multi [PMID:40773034] Leitner U, Chew SH, Blanch J, Viswanatha J Neurol 2025 1
B cell and aquaporin-4 antibody relationships with neuromyelitis optica spectrum [PMID:39222408] Bennett JL, Pittock SJ, Paul F, Kim HJ, Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2024 1
B cells orchestrate tolerance to the neuromyelitis optica autoantigen AQP4. [PMID:38383779] Afzali AM, Nirschl L, Sie C, Pfaller M, Nature 2024 1
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: from pathophysiology to therapeutic str [PMID:34530847] Carnero Contentti E, Correale J J Neuroinflammation 2021 1
Glymphatic System Impairment in Alzheimer's Disease and Idiopathic Normal Pressu [PMID:31959516] Reeves BC, Karimy JK, Kundishora AJ, Mes Trends Mol Med 2020 1
Inebilizumab-cdon. [PMID:32936251] Unknown American journal of health-sys 2020 1
The glymphatic pathway in neurological disorders. [PMID:30353860] Rasmussen MK, Mestre H, Nedergaard M Lancet Neurol 2018 1
Sleep drives metabolite clearance from the adult brain. [PMID:24136970] Xie L, Kang H, Xu Q, Chen MJ, Liao Y, Th Science 2013 1
Ganglion Cell Layer Compared With Inner Plexiform Layer Atrophy After Optic Neur [PMID:41881459] Filippatou AG, Gakis G, Bacchetti A, Kim Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & 2026 0
β-Hydroxybutyrate improves glymphatic system function and alleviates cerebral ed [PMID:41535708] Yu MJ, Xiong RQ, Wu JW, Li YC, Xie JX et Acta Pharmacol Sin 2026 0
CCR2 knockdown attenuates post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus and improves glymphatic [PMID:41539459] Deng H, Zhang S, Wang H, Liu X, Zhong K Exp Neurol 2026 0
NRF2 deficit prevents pathologic Tau seeding and spreading in an induced tauopat [PMID:41650822] López-Sampere Y, Mengod Soler P, Roca-Pe Redox Biol 2026 0
Neutrophil-microglia interaction drives motor dysfunction in a neuromyelitis opt [PMID:41665955] Qi F, Lennon VA, Zhao S, Guo Y, Ding H e J Clin Invest 2026 0
Safety and efficacy of ravulizumab in patients with NMOSD previously treated wit [PMID:41782198] Bennett JL, Bhattacharyya S, Zabeti A, L Mult Scler 2026 0
NMOSD and MOGAD: Updates on diagnostic criteria. [PMID:41927386] Marignier R, Leal Rato M Rev Neurol (Paris) 2026 0
Therapeutic updates in NMOSD and MOGAD: From present practice to future promise. [PMID:41927387] Elosua-Bayés I, Cobo-Calvo A Rev Neurol (Paris) 2026 0
Multimodal MR Imaging Reveals the Mechanisms of Post-Cardiac-Arrest Brain edema: [PMID:41933462] Tan Y, Ye H, Ge Q, Wang P, Liu Z et al. J Magn Reson Imaging 2026 0
Recurrent aquaporin 4-immunoglobulin G-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum di [PMID:41915816] Jiang X, Chen J, Wen Y, Yuan L, Zhang J The Journal of international m 2026 0

Debates (2)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

PSP and CBD both involve 4R-tau but produce distinct neuropathological patterns

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.69 · 2026-04-12

PSP and CBD both involve 4R-tau but produce distinct neuropathological patterns

closed · Rounds: 7 · Score: 0.91 · 2026-04-10