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MACROPHAGES

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about MACROPHAGES: 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.

1859Connections

4Hypotheses

0Analyses

50Outgoing

50Incoming

0Experiments

0Debates

Summary

MACROPHAGES is a concept in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: co discussed, activates, regulates. Associated with ALZHEIMER, ALZHEIMER'S, ATHEROSCLEROSIS. Connected to 214 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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💡 Concept Info

Name	MACROPHAGES
Key Genes/Proteins	ABCA1, ABCA7, ACHE, acvr1, ADAM8, AIM2
Related Diseases	ACETYLCHOLINE, aging, ALZHEIMER, ALZHEIMER'S, Alzheimer'S Disease

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    MACROPHAGES["MACROPHAGES"]
    MACROPHAGES -->|"mediates"| Tubulointerstitial_Injury["Tubulointerstitial Injury"]
    MACROPHAGES -->|"regulates"| INFLAMMATION_1["INFLAMMATION_1"]
    MACROPHAGES -->|"activates"| CYTOKINES["CYTOKINES"]
    MACROPHAGES -->|"regulates"| neuroinflammatory_responses["neuroinflammatory responses"]
    MACROPHAGES -->|"activates"| glioblastoma["glioblastoma"]
    MACROPHAGES -->|"causes"| AXONAL_LOSS["AXONAL_LOSS"]
    MACROPHAGES -->|"activates"| PRO_INFLAMMATORY_CYTOKINES["PRO_INFLAMMATORY_CYTOKINES"]
    MACROPHAGES -->|"contributes to"| NEURODEGENERATION["NEURODEGENERATION"]
    MACROPHAGES -->|"activates"| FREE_RADICALS["FREE_RADICALS"]
    MACROPHAGES -->|"activates"| GLUTAMATE["GLUTAMATE"]
    PAD4["PAD4"] -->|"regulates"| MACROPHAGES
    PIEZO1["PIEZO1"] -->|"expressed in"| MACROPHAGES
    ADAM8["ADAM8"] -->|"expressed in"| MACROPHAGES
    C1Q["C1Q"] -->|"expressed in"| MACROPHAGES
    autophagy["autophagy"] -->|"regulates"| MACROPHAGES
    LOX["LOX"] -->|"expressed in"| MACROPHAGES
    itaconate["itaconate"] -->|"regulates"| MACROPHAGES
    LPS["LPS"] -->|"activates"| MACROPHAGES
    miR_369_3p["miR_369_3p"] -->|"expressed in"| MACROPHAGES
    SMC["SMC"] -->|"activates"| MACROPHAGES

Outgoing (554)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
Aβ42	associated_with	protein	0.95
NF-KB	activates	gene	0.95
MICROGLIA	interacts_with	cell_type	0.95
Alzheimer Disease	contributes_to	disease	0.95
Aβ42 Fibrils	associated_with	compound	0.95
Cardiovascular Disease	involved_in	disease	0.95
Bacteria	associated_with	organism	0.95
AMYLOID-BETA 42 FIBRILS	produces	protein	0.95
Efferocytosis	involved_in	process	0.95
MICROGLIA	associated_with	cell_type	0.95
Phagocytosis	involved_in	process	0.95
MONOCYTES	inhibits	cell_type	0.95
Atherosclerosis	contributes_to	disease	0.90
phagocytosis	activates	process	0.90
neuroinflammation	modulates	process	0.90
Liver Homeostasis	associated_with	process	0.90
Periodontitis	involved_in	disease	0.90
Systemic Inflammation	mediates	process	0.90
Acute Ischemic Stroke	contributes_to	disease	0.90
LC3-associated phagocytosis	expressed_in	process	0.90
Plaque Inflammation	mediates	process	0.90
LGALS9	expressed_in	protein	0.90
Inflammation	mediates	process	0.90
HMGB1	produces	protein	0.89
Lipid Droplet Accumulation	associated_with	phenotype	0.89
Tubulointerstitial Injury	contributes_to	phenotype	0.88
Neutrophil Clearance	mediates	process	0.88
systemic inflammation	mediates	process	0.88
pro-inflammatory signaling	activates	pathway	0.85
Plaque Inflammation	promotes	process	0.85
Myocardial Fibrosis	contributes_to	phenotype	0.85
Nerve Degeneration	modulates	process	0.85
Pro-Inflammatory Signals	associated_with	process	0.85
lesion formation	drives	process	0.85
Microglia	correlates_with	cell_type	0.85
Atherosclerosis	involved_in	disease	0.85
Autophagy	expressed_in	process	0.85
Axonal Loss	contributes_to	process	0.85
Tubulointerstitial Injury	mediates	phenotype	0.85
Iron Recycling	involved_in	process	0.85
Pro-inflammatory Signals	mediates	process	0.85
Brain Inflammation	mediates	process	0.85
Salivary Gland Damage	contributes_to	phenotype	0.85
Glutamate	product_of	compound	0.80
Sensory axon loss	protects_against	phenotype	0.80
Cell Communication	involved_in	process	0.80
Multiple Sclerosis	contributes_to	disease	0.80
Myofibroblasts	associated_with	cell_type	0.80
STEM CELLS	activates	cell_type	0.80
Vascular Injury	mediates	process	0.80

Incoming (1305)

Source	Relation	Type	Str
ABCA7	expressed_in	protein	0.95
ANXA1	expressed_in	protein	0.95
LOX	expressed_in	protein	0.95
TREM2	expressed_in	gene	0.95
FIBROSIS	activates	disease	0.95
IL-4-STAT6 pathway	protects_against	pathway	0.90
CCR2	expressed_in	gene	0.90
pyroptosis	active_in	pathway	0.90
NLRP3	activates	gene	0.90
FPR1	expressed_in	receptor	0.90
DCLK1	expressed_in	gene	0.90
unfolded protein response	active_in	pathway	0.90
stroke	affects	disease	0.90
TNF	expressed_in	gene	0.90
ferroptosis	active_in	pathway	0.90
Alzheimer's disease	affects	disease	0.90
PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling	active_in	pathway	0.90
aging	affects	disease	0.90
neuroinflammation	affects	disease	0.90
NF-kB signaling	active_in	pathway	0.90
glioblastoma	affects	disease	0.90
neurodegeneration	affects	disease	0.90
spinal muscular atrophy	affects	disease	0.90
FK866	suppresses	drug	0.85
SNCA	expressed_in	protein	0.85
α-Synuclein	expressed_in	protein	0.85
Malate	expressed_in	compound	0.85
PAD4	regulates	gene	0.82
ISCHEMIA	activates	disease	0.80
ATHEROSCLEROSIS	activates	disease	0.80
CR1	expressed_in	gene	0.80
C1Q	expressed_in	gene	0.80
IL-10	activates	gene	0.80
C1Q	expressed_in	gene	0.80
CD19	expressed_in	gene	0.80
RNA	associated_with	gene	0.80
CD33	expressed_in	gene	0.80
AKT	regulates	gene	0.80
GBM	inhibits	gene	0.80
AKT	activates	gene	0.80
NLRP3	causes	gene	0.80
PI3K	regulates	gene	0.80
CD68	expressed_in	gene	0.80
STING	regulates	gene	0.80
TNF	inhibits	gene	0.80
LDL	expressed_in	gene	0.80
Senescent Red Blood Cells	associated_with	cell	0.80
APRIL	limits_accumulation	protein	0.80
TGF-beta signaling	active_in	pathway	0.80
lipid metabolism	active_in	pathway	0.80

Targeting Hypotheses (4)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

Hypothesis	Score	Disease	Analysis
Mutant-dependent amplification is context-dependent and stro	0.740	neurodegeneration	Do pathogenic LRRK2 mutations amplify vo
C1Q-Triggered NLRP3 Inflammasome Assembly in Plaque Macropha	0.640	neuroinflammation	What are the specific molecular mechanis
CD36 Acts as Primary Aβ Oligomer Sensor on Perivascular Macr	0.535	neurodegeneration	How do perivascular cells specifically r
TREM2 on Perivascular Macrophages Senses Aβ and Drives SPP1	0.496	neurodegeneration	How do perivascular cells specifically r

Mentioning Analyses (0)

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Experiments (0)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

Experiment	Type	Disease	Score	Feasibility	Model	Status	Est. Cost
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Related Papers (0)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMID	Authors	Journal	Year	Citations
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Debates (0)

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Related Research

Hypotheses and analyses mentioning MACROPHAGES in their description or question text

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