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SCHWANN CELLS

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47Connections

1Hypotheses

0Analyses

7Outgoing

40Incoming

0Experiments

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💡 Concept Info

Name	SCHWANN CELLS
Key Genes/Proteins	SFRP1
Related Diseases	ALS, DIABETES, Somatosensory Neuron Excitability
Related Pathways	NLRP3 INFLAMMASOME

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    SCHWANN_CELLS["SCHWANN CELLS"]
    SCHWANN_CELLS -->|"expressed in"| SFRP1["SFRP1"]
    SCHWANN_CELLS -->|"activates"| Somatosensory_Neuron_Excitabil["Somatosensory Neuron Excitability"]
    SCHWANN_CELLS -->|"expressed in"| Prostaglandin_E["Prostaglandin E"]
    SCHWANN_CELLS -->|"regulates"| SPINAL_CORD["SPINAL CORD"]
    PGC_1_["PGC-1alpha"] -->|"expressed in"| SCHWANN_CELLS
    GDNF["GDNF"] -->|"interacts"| SCHWANN_CELLS
    NEUROINFLAMMATION["NEUROINFLAMMATION"] -->|"produces"| SCHWANN_CELLS
    INFLAMMATION["INFLAMMATION"] -->|"implicated in"| SCHWANN_CELLS
    MICROGLIA["MICROGLIA"] -->|"implicated in"| SCHWANN_CELLS
    ASTROCYTES["ASTROCYTES"] -->|"implicated in"| SCHWANN_CELLS
    DIABETES["DIABETES"] -->|"implicated in"| SCHWANN_CELLS
    MYELIN["MYELIN"] -->|"implicated in"| SCHWANN_CELLS

Outgoing (7)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
SFRP1	expressed_in	protein	0.95
Somatosensory Neuron Excitability	activates	phenotype	0.90
Prostaglandin E	expressed_in	compound	0.85
axon regeneration	mediates	phenotype	0.85
MICROGLIA	activates	cell_type	0.65
SPINAL CORD	associated_with	brain_region	0.45
SPINAL CORD	regulates	brain_region	0.35

Incoming (40)

Source	Relation	Type	Str
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus	associated_with	disease	0.90
Optogenetics	modulates	process	0.88
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	causes	disease	0.85
CSF1R	expressed_in	gene	0.70
PGC-1α	expressed_in	protein	0.70
axon	found_in	organelle	0.70
TREM2	inhibits	gene	0.65
ALS	regulates	gene	0.60
ALS	affects	disease	0.60
diabetes	affects	disease	0.60
aging	affects	disease	0.60
unfolded protein response	active_in	pathway	0.60
ALS	expressed_in	gene	0.60
GDNF	interacts_with	protein	0.60
PCSK9	expressed_in	gene	0.60
LRP1	associated_with	gene	0.60
NLRP3	expressed_in	gene	0.60
JAK2	expressed_in	gene	0.60
STAT3	expressed_in	gene	0.60
IL34	expressed_in	gene	0.60
CD47	expressed_in	gene	0.60
ROCK	expressed_in	gene	0.60
PMP22	expressed_in	gene	0.60
TREM2	expressed_in	gene	0.60
ERK1	expressed_in	gene	0.60
NRG1	expressed_in	gene	0.60
ROS	expressed_in	gene	0.60
neuroinflammation	affects	disease	0.60
NLRP3 INFLAMMASOME	associated_with	pathway	0.45
NEURON	activates	cell_type	0.35
IPSC	regulates	cell_type	0.35
ALS	regulates	disease	0.35
MACROPHAGES	activates	cell_type	0.35
OLIGODENDROCYTES	interacts_with	cell_type	0.35
ASTROCYTES	implicated_in	cell_type	0.35
DIABETES	implicated_in	disease	0.35
AGING	implicated_in	process	0.35
MICROGLIA	implicated_in	cell_type	0.35
INFLAMMATION	implicated_in	process	0.35
NEUROINFLAMMATION	produces	process	0.35

Targeting Hypotheses (1)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

Hypothesis	Score	Disease	Analysis
GDNF Gradient Establishment by Schwann Cells Enables Motor R	0.610	neurodegeneration	What molecular mechanisms enable functio

Mentioning Analyses (0)

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Experiments (0)

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