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SYNAPTIC_PRUNING

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6Hypotheses
1Analyses
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3Incoming
11Experiments
2Debates

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Outgoing (0)

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Incoming (3)

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C4Bmediatesgene0.90
C1QAmediatesgene0.50

Targeting Hypotheses (6)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
LPS-primed microglial trained immunity establishes persisten 0.670 neurodegeneration Synaptic pruning by microglia in neurode
TNF-α/IL-1β-Cx43 Hemichannel Axis as Upstream Link Between S 0.663 cell biology What is the relative contribution of con
Complement-Mediated Synaptic Pruning Dysregulation 0.612 neurodegeneration Gene expression changes in aging mouse b
Synaptic Pruning Precision Therapy 0.612 Alzheimer's disease Neuroinflammation and microglial priming
TREM2 Agonism to Redirect Microglia from Synaptic Pruning to 0.521 neurodegeneration How do ALS-associated OPTN mutations mec
Microglial TREM2 Activation to Enhance Synaptic Pruning Regu 0.510 connectomics Human connectome alterations in Alzheime

Mentioning Analyses (1)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Neuroinflammation and microglial priming in early Alzheimer's Disease

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-04 | 14 hypotheses Top: 0.651

Experiments (11)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
Network pharmacology analysis of QTJD active compounds and pathways exploratory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumoni 0.900 0.00 computational network analysis proposed N/A
C1q neutralization experiment validation perioperative neurocognitive d 0.900 0.00 rats proposed N/A
scRNA-seq analysis of human atherosclerotic plaques exploratory Atherosclerosis 0.900 0.00 human atherosclerotic plaque s proposed N/A
Sevoflurane-induced neurotoxicity (SIN) model in rats validation perioperative neurocognitive d 0.900 0.00 rats proposed N/A
Machine learning-based identification of C1Q hub genes exploratory Atherosclerosis 0.900 0.00 Human bulk RNA sequencing data proposed N/A
Transcriptomic profiling and differential expression analysis exploratory Alzheimer's disease 0.900 0.00 1-month-old APP/PS1 mice cereb proposed N/A
Gene expression validation in apoE-/- mice validation Atherosclerosis 0.850 0.00 apoE-/- mice proposed N/A
ox-LDL treatment of RAW264.7 macrophages exploratory Atherosclerosis 0.850 0.00 RAW264.7 macrophages proposed N/A
bEV-mediated synaptic pruning via C1q-C3 pathway exploratory Alzheimer's disease 0.850 0.00 microglia and synapses (in viv proposed N/A
Validation of hub genes in ox-LDL treated RAW264.7 macrophages exploratory Atherosclerosis 0.800 0.00 RAW264.7 macrophages proposed N/A
Validation of hub genes in apoE-/- atherosclerotic mice validation Atherosclerosis 0.800 0.00 apoE-/- mice proposed N/A

Related Papers (20)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Prolonged anesthesia induces neuroinflammation and complement-mediated microglia [PMID:36600274] Xu F, Han L, Wang Y, Deng D, Ding Y, Zha BMC Med 2023 2
Perivascular cells induce microglial phagocytic states and synaptic engulfment v [PMID:36747024] De Schepper S, Ge JZ, Sierksma A, Crowle Nat Neurosci 2023 2
Young adult microglial deletion of C1q reduces engulfment of synapses and preven [PMID:41000995] Petrisko TJ, Chu SH, Gomez-Arboledas A, bioRxiv : the preprint server 2025 1
Gut-derived bacterial vesicles carrying lipopolysaccharide promote microglia-med [PMID:40731189] Zhao X, Yu J, Xu B, Xu Z, Lei X, Han S, Alzheimer's & dementia : the j 2025 1
Trigeminal neuralgia. [PMID:38816415] Ashina S, Robertson CE, Srikiatkhachorn Nature reviews. Disease primer 2024 1
Microglia regulation of synaptic plasticity and learning and memory. [PMID:34472455] Cornell J, Salinas S, Huang HY, Zhou M Neural Regen Res 2022 1
The Role of Complement in Synaptic Pruning and Neurodegeneration. [PMID:34595138] Gomez-Arboledas A, Acharya MM, Tenner AJ ImmunoTargets and therapy 2021 1
Early complement genes are associated with visual system degeneration in multipl [PMID:31289819] Fitzgerald KC, Kim K, Smith MD, Aston SA Brain 2019 1
Opioid Receptors. [PMID:26332001] Stein C Annual review of medicine 2016 1
Sustained inhibitory dysfunction in complement component C1qa-deficient mice und [PMID:41544964] Righes Marafiga J, Vu T, Bowlus J, Barab Progress in neurobiology 2026 0
Synaptic pruning genes networks in Alzheimer's disease: correlations with neurop [PMID:40515808] Sanfilippo C, Castrogiovanni P, Imbesi R Geroscience 2026 0
Synaptic pruning genes networks in Alzheimer's disease: correlations with neurop [PMID:40515808] Sanfilippo C, Castrogiovanni P, Imbesi R GeroScience 2026 0
Alzheimer's Disease as a Disorder of Neuroimmune Dysregulation. [PMID:41745721] Aranda-Abreu GE, Rojas-Durán F, Hernánde Neurology international 2026 0
Sex-Specific Molecular Architecture of Microglia-Mediated Neuronal Pruning Acros [PMID:41324815] Sanfilippo C, Castrogiovanni P, Imbesi R Molecular neurobiology 2025 0
Proteomic discoveries in hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome reveal insights into [PMID:40972649] Griggs M, Daylor V, Petrucci T, Weintrau ImmunoHorizons 2025 0
The dopamine analogue CA140 alleviates AD pathology, neuroinflammation, and resc [PMID:39129007] Chae S, Lee HJ, Lee HE, Kim J, Jeong YJ, Journal of neuroinflammation 2024 0
Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals distinct immunology profiles in human keloid. [PMID:35990663] ["Feng C", "Shan M", "Xia Y", "Zheng Z", Frontiers in immunology 2022 0
[WALANT - Wide Awake Local Anaesthesia No Tourniquet: Complications in elective [PMID:35168268] Wieschollek S, Forster S, Megerle K Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, 2022 0
Adaptive learning algorithms to optimize mobile applications for behavioral heal [PMID:33657217] Figueroa CA, Aguilera A, Chakraborty B, Journal of the American Medica 2021 0
Engineering complex communities by directed evolution. [PMID:33986540] Chang CY, Vila JCC, Bender M, Li R, Mank Nature ecology & evolution 2021 0

Debates (2)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

Investigate mechanistic links between early microglial priming states, neuroinfl

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.86 · 2026-04-12

Investigate mechanistic links between early microglial priming states, neuroinfl

closed · Rounds: 5 · Score: 0.95 · 2026-04-12

Related Research

Hypotheses and analyses mentioning SYNAPTIC_PRUNING in their description or question text

Microglial TREM2 Activation to Enhance Synaptic Pruning Regulation

Score: 0.510 · connectomics · 2026-04-25

Microglial TREM2 Activation to Enhance Synaptic Pruning Regulation