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Hemichannel

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Wiki Pages (2)

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Connexin and Pannexin Hemichannel Signaling in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 1107 words

Connexin/Pannexin Hemichannel Blockade Therapy for Neurodegeneration

idea · 1057 words

Outgoing (1)

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degenerative stress spreadpromotesprocess0.80

Incoming (4)

SourceRelationTypeStr
Connexin43interacts_withprotein0.95
Connexin43involved_inprotein0.95
GJA1expressed_ingene0.95
GJA1associated_withprotein0.90

Targeting Hypotheses (6)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
CX43 hemichannel engineering enables size-selective mitochon 0.686 neurodegeneration Mitochondrial transfer between astrocyte
Gamma entrainment restores astrocyte-neuron metabolic coupli 0.675 Alzheimer's disease Gamma entrainment therapy to restore hip
TNF-α/IL-1β-Cx43 Hemichannel Axis as Upstream Link Between S 0.663 cell biology What is the relative contribution of con
Blocking Astrocyte-Mediated Tau Re-Spreading via Cx43 Hemich 0.570 neuroscience Trans-synaptic tau spreading and propaga
Closed-loop neuromodulation-inspired cytokine axis suppressi 0.530 cell biology -
Gap Junction Hemichannel Modulation for Controlled Mitochond 0.361 neurodegeneration Mitochondrial transfer between neurons a

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Experiments (10)

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ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
Cx43 knockdown effects on mitochondrial transfer exploratory osteoarthritis 0.900 0.00 human bone marrow-derived MSCs proposed N/A
Network pharmacology analysis of QTJD active compounds and pathways exploratory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumoni 0.900 0.00 computational network analysis proposed N/A
Leukocyte gene expression analysis in COVID-19 patients exploratory COVID-19 0.900 0.00 human leukocytes from COVID-19 proposed N/A
Confocal imaging of MSC-chondrocyte interactions during mitochondrial exploratory osteoarthritis 0.850 0.00 human bone marrow-derived MSCs proposed N/A
Proposed experiment from debate on Mitochondrial transfer between astr falsification Neurodegeneration 0.400 0.50 cell_line proposed $80,000
Proposed experiment from debate on Mitochondrial transfer between astr falsification Neurodegeneration 0.400 0.50 cell_line proposed $100,000
AAV-LRRK2 IND-Enabling Study Design clinical Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $7,500,000
Gap Junction Dysfunction Validation in Parkinson's Disease clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
AAV-LRRK2 Gene Therapy IND-Enabling Study Design clinical Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
Experiment Design: Metal Ion-Synuclein-Mitochondria Axis in Parkinson' clinical Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000

Related Papers (20)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Astrocytic Connexin43 in Alzheimer's disease: mechanisms, interaction with P2 re [PMID:41062060] Xiong W, Su Y, Verkhratsky A, Yi C Neuropharmacology 2026 1
Connexin43 hemichannel blockade turns microglia neuroprotective and mitigates co [PMID:40595567] Su Y, Li H, Zhang W, Tao S, Wang Q, Zhan Nat Commun 2025 1
Should it stay or should it go: gap junction protein GJA1/Cx43 conveys damaged l [PMID:39394955] Domingues N, Ribeiro-Rodrigues T, Girão Autophagy 2024 1
Connexin 43 regulates intercellular mitochondrial transfer from human mesenchyma [PMID:39390589] Irwin RM, Thomas MA, Fahey MJ, Mayán MD, Stem Cell Res Ther 2024 1
Astrocyte Networks as Therapeutic Targets in Glaucomatous Neurodegeneration. [PMID:34199470] Boal AM, Risner ML, Cooper ML, Wareham L Cells 2021 1
Connexin43 Deficiency Leads to Ventricular Arrhythmias by Reprogramming Proline [PMID:41618855] ["Ying H", "Fan H", "Wang Y", "Jiang R", Advanced science (Weinheim, Ba 2026 0
Prenatal lipopolysaccharide exposure programs cardiac fibrosis via dysregulating [PMID:41789580] Wen Y, Yuan Y, Zhang H, Liu Y Molecular medicine reports 2026 0
Astrocytes Protect Brain Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells From Chemotherapy Throug [PMID:41486609] Yakati V, Rao SS Biotechnol Bioeng 2026 0
Metabolites released from apoptotic cells in central nervous system orchestrates [PMID:41518198] Xiao F, Tan X, He A, Zhou Y, Xu K et al. Autophagy 2026 0
The AP-1 transcription factors differentially regulate Cx43 expression in a ERK1 [PMID:41930557] Basque A, Izichkis LS, Mellet C, Martin Reprod Biol 2026 0
Inhibition of NETs prevents doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by attenuating IL [PMID:39805175] Li K, Jiang KM, Wang Y, Hu F, Zhu XC, Su International immunopharmacolo 2025 0
Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor improves impaired colonic motility i [PMID:40062335] ["Yang W", "Liu R", "Xu F"] World journal of gastroenterol 2025 0
Connexin and Pannexin Hemichannels: Broad-Spectrum Players in Neuroinflammatory [PMID:40956013] ["S\u00e1ez J", "Ocaranza F", "Prieto-Vi Journal of neurochemistry 2025 0
Astroglial toxicity promotes synaptic degeneration in the thalamocortical circui [PMID:36602862] Marsan E, Velmeshev D, Ramsey A, Patel R The Journal of clinical invest 2023 0
Overlap in synaptic neurological condition susceptibility pathways and the neura [PMID:37807670] ["Frederiksen S", "Wicki-Stordeur L", "S Channels (Austin, Tex.) 2023 0
Harlequin syndrome associated with thoracic epidural anaesthesia. [PMID:35118419] Persson RM, Tellnes K, Hoven H, Haaverst Anaesthesia reports 2022 0
Transmission dynamics of a linear vanA-plasmid during a nosocomial multiclonal o [PMID:34285270] Fujiya Y, Harada T, Sugawara Y, Akeda Y, Scientific reports 2021 0
The role of vimentin, Connexin-43 proteins, and oxidative stress in the protecti [PMID:33098837] ["Abdel-Wahab B", "Salem S", "Mohammed H European journal of pharmacolo 2021 0
High resolution spatiotemporal patterns of seawater temperatures across the Beli [PMID:33199700] Helmuth B, Leichter JJ, Rotjan RD, Casti Scientific data 2020 0
Levo-corydalmine Attenuates Vincristine-Induced Neuropathic Pain in Mice by Upre [PMID:31617070] Zhou L, Ao L, Yan Y, Li C, Li W, Ye A, L Neurotherapeutics : the journa 2020 0

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Related Research

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Gap Junction Hemichannel Modulation for Controlled Mitochondrial Exchange

Score: 0.361 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-02

## Mechanistic Overview The hypothesis proposes that selective pharmacological modulation of pannexin-1 (Panx1) hemicha