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REACTIVE ASTROCYTES

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13Incoming
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NameREACTIVE ASTROCYTES

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Canonical Page

Reactive Astrocytes (A2 Phenotype)

cell · 1965 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    REACTIVE_ASTROCYTES["REACTIVE ASTROCYTES"]
    REACTIVE_ASTROCYTES -->|"contributes to"| Neuroinflammation["Neuroinflammation"]
    REACTIVE_ASTROCYTES -->|"contributes to"| Neurodegeneration["Neurodegeneration"]
    REACTIVE_ASTROCYTES -->|"upregulates"| C3["C3"]
    REACTIVE_ASTROCYTES -->|"upregulates"| CXCL10["CXCL10"]
    REACTIVE_ASTROCYTES -->|"mediates"| Neurotoxicity["Neurotoxicity"]
    REACTIVE_ASTROCYTES -->|"involved_in"| Central_Nervous_System_Degener["Central Nervous System Degeneration"]
    REACTIVE_ASTROCYTES -->|"involved_in"| Central_Nervous_System_Repair["Central Nervous System Repair"]
    REACTIVE_ASTROCYTES -->|"upregulates"| Neuronal_Fatty_Acid_Oxidation["Neuronal Fatty Acid Oxidation"]
    TNF__["TNF-Alpha"] -->|"activates"| REACTIVE_ASTROCYTES
    IL_1_["IL-1Alpha"] -->|"activates"| REACTIVE_ASTROCYTES
    C1Q["C1Q"] -->|"activates"| REACTIVE_ASTROCYTES
    GFAP["GFAP"] -.biomarker for.-> REACTIVE_ASTROCYTES
    TNF["TNF"] -->|"activates"| REACTIVE_ASTROCYTES
    Neuroinflammation -->|"activates"| REACTIVE_ASTROCYTES
    Lxr_Agonist["Lxr Agonist"] -->|"suppresses"| REACTIVE_ASTROCYTES
    amyloid_beta["amyloid beta"] -->|"causes"| REACTIVE_ASTROCYTES

Outgoing (20)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Central Nervous System Degenerationinvolved_inprocess0.90
Central Nervous System Repairinvolved_inprocess0.90
Neuroinflammationcontributes_toprocess0.90
Neurodegenerationcontributes_toprocess0.90
Neurotoxicitymediatesprocess0.90

Incoming (13)

SourceRelationTypeStr
GFAPbiomarker_forprotein0.95
C1Qactivatesprotein0.95
TNF-Αactivatesprotein0.95
IL-1Αactivatesprotein0.95
TNFactivatesentity0.92

Targeting Hypotheses (4)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
Circadian Rhythm Entrainment of Reactive Astrocytes 0.722 neurodegeneration Astrocyte reactivity subtypes in neurode
GFAP-Bearing Circulating Extracellular Vesicles Originating 0.640 - What blood-brain barrier permeability ch
AQP4 Missorting in Reactive Astrocytes Drives Glymphatic Fai 0.580 neurodegeneration What are the specific molecular mechanis
Reactive astrocytes and cholinesterase-rich low-acetylcholin 0.440 neurodegeneration What determines the temporal sequence of

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Experiments (6)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
Circadian gene expression effects of SD vs ketamine exploratory depression 0.950 0.00 C57BL/6J mice proposed N/A
CLOCK/BMAL1 regulation of ICC autophagy in GERD model exploratory gastroesophageal reflux diseas 0.900 0.00 primary esophageal interstitia proposed N/A
Proposed experiment from debate on Astrocytes adopt A1 (neurotoxic) an falsification Neurodegeneration 0.400 0.50 cell_line proposed $80,000
Astrocyte Ferritin Iron Metabolism Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease clinical Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $6,550,000
Brainstem Circuit Modulation for PSP clinical ALS 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
Non-Dopaminergic Neurotransmitter Degeneration in PD - Experiment Desi 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
BMAL1-HIF2A heterodimer modulates circadian variations of myocardial injury. [PMID:40269168] Ruan W, Li T, Bang IH, Lee J, Deng W, Ma Nature 2025 1
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, orexin, and sleep-wake cycle: The link with th [PMID:39864923] Fernandes M, Liguori C Handb Clin Neurol 2025 1
Circadian Influences on Brain Lipid Metabolism and Neurodegenerative Diseases. [PMID:39728504] Hussain Y, Dar MI, Pan X Metabolites 2024 1
Circadian rhythm regulates the function of immune cells and participates in the [PMID:38678017] Zeng Y, Guo Z, Wu M, Chen F, Chen L Cell Death Discov 2024 1
Circadian Clock Regulation on Lipid Metabolism and Metabolic Diseases. [PMID:32705594] Pan X, Mota S, Zhang B Adv Exp Med Biol 2020 1
BMAL1 attenuates myocardial infarction-induced fibrosis via suppressing p-SMAD3/ [PMID:41909150] Zhang D, Wang H, Gu Z, Zhang L, Hu Z, Wa Biochemistry and biophysics re 2026 0
Multifunctional hydrogel delivery of mesenchymal stem cell secretome suppresses [PMID:41092646] Lin L, Liang X, Xu Z, Li Y, Guo Z et al. Biomaterials 2026 0
The Liver Clock Tunes Transcriptional Rhythms in Skeletal Muscle to Regulate Mit [PMID:41486525] Sica V, Sato T, Tsialtas I, Hernandez S, J Biol Rhythms 2026 0
Glycaemic, appetite and circadian benefits of a dairy-enriched diet with high-pr [PMID:41578008] Tsameret S, Froy O, Matz Y, Landau Z, Tw Diabetologia 2026 0
Bmal1 Regulates Vascular Calcification via Noncanonical Circadian Pathway-Brief [PMID:41608773] He M, Sun Y, Tang C, Huang F, Zhu Z et a Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2026 0
Liver-specific knockout of CD73 exacerbated alcohol-associated steatohepatitis b [PMID:41833677] Wu X, Zhang Q, Wang QQ, Liu ZN, Ni YY et Int J Biol Macromol 2026 0
Circadian disruption and its clinical implications in Parkinson's disease: A Nar [PMID:41905255] Kataoka H, Saeki K, Sugie K, Obayashi K Sleep medicine 2026 0
The neuroprotective role of eugenol against glyphosate-induced toxicity in rats: [PMID:41922126] Bolat İ, Alat Ö, Orhan B, Dereli E, Teki Tissue & cell 2026 0
Circadian abnormalities, molecular clock gene and chronobiological treatment for [PMID:41913359] Chakraborty S, Srivastava V Chronobiology international 2026 0
The rhythm of decline: Circadian disruption in neurodegeneration. [PMID:41066745] Singh J, Kumar D, Kaur J, Singh A Journal of food and drug analy 2025 0
Core Circadian Protein BMAL1: Implication for Nervous System Functioning and Its [PMID:41440117] Smirnova KV, Smirnova LP, Amstislavskaya Brain sciences 2025 0
Pharmacological targeting of BMAL1 modulates circadian and immune pathways. [PMID:40133642] Pu H, Bailey LC, Bauer LG, Voronkov M, B Nature chemical biology 2025 0
Circadian Rhythm Dysfunction in Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Bidirectional Pers [PMID:41287625] Namgyal D, Lim CS Nature and science of sleep 2025 0
Disrupted circadian control promotes oncogenesis in breast cancer. [PMID:41908013] Fatima Y, Kashif M, Jain PA Bioinformation 2025 0
Disruption of the circadian clock component BMAL1 elicits an endocrine adaption [PMID:35238641] Jouffe C, Weger BD, Martin E, Atger F, W Proceedings of the National Ac 2022 0

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