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SYNAPTIC DYSFUNCTION

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73Connections

4Hypotheses

2Analyses

11Outgoing

50Incoming

2Experiments

3Debates

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💡 Concept Info

Name	SYNAPTIC DYSFUNCTION

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    SYNAPTIC_DYSFUNCTION["SYNAPTIC DYSFUNCTION"]
    SYNAPTIC_DYSFUNCTION -->|"contributes to"| Neurodegenerative_Diseases["Neurodegenerative Diseases"]
    SYNAPTIC_DYSFUNCTION -->|"contributes to"| Alzheimer_s_Disease["Alzheimer's Disease"]
    C1q["C1q"] -->|"causes"| SYNAPTIC_DYSFUNCTION
    Sporadic_Alzheimer_s_Disease["Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease"] -->|"causes"| SYNAPTIC_DYSFUNCTION
    SOLUBLE_OLIGOMERS["SOLUBLE OLIGOMERS"] -->|"causes"| SYNAPTIC_DYSFUNCTION
    Calcium_Homeostasis["Calcium Homeostasis"] -->|"regulates"| SYNAPTIC_DYSFUNCTION
    aging["aging"] -->|"promotes"| SYNAPTIC_DYSFUNCTION
    Hdac__Class_I_["Hdac (Class I)"] -->|"contributes to"| SYNAPTIC_DYSFUNCTION
    Astrocyte["Astrocyte"] -->|"contributes to"| SYNAPTIC_DYSFUNCTION
    Class_I_HDACs["Class I HDACs"] -->|"contributes to"| SYNAPTIC_DYSFUNCTION

Outgoing (11)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
Neurodegenerative Diseases	involved_in	disease	0.95
Frontotemporal Dementia	contributes_to	disease	0.95
Alzheimer'S Disease	contributes_to	disease	0.90
Alzheimer's Disease	associated_with	disease	0.90
Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease	associated_with	disease	0.85
Parkinson's Disease Pathology	contributes_to	mechanism	0.85
Cognitive decline	causes	phenotype	0.85
Cognitive Decline	associated_with	phenotype	0.85
Neurodegenerative Diseases	contributes_to	disease	0.85
Alzheimer's disease	associated_with	disease	0.70
AD pathology	causes	disease	0.70

Incoming (62)

Source	Relation	Type	Str
Neurodegenerative Diseases	associated_with	disease	0.95
Disease	associated_with	disease	0.95
Astrocyte	contributes_to	cell_type	0.90
aging	promotes	process	0.90
Sporadic Alzheimer'S Disease	causes	disease	0.90
Dendritic Spine Morphology Changes	associated_with	phenotype	0.90
Brain Lipid Metabolism	contributes_to	pathway	0.90
AdipoRon	protects_against	drug	0.90
Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease	causes	disease	0.90
Calcium Homeostasis	regulates	process	0.90
Hdac (Class I)	contributes_to	enzyme	0.90
C1q	causes	protein	0.90
Amyloid β	causes	protein	0.90
SOLUBLE OLIGOMERS	causes	protein	0.90
Alzheimer'S Disease	causes	disease	0.90
IL-6	causes	protein	0.88
IL-1Β	causes	protein	0.88
TNF	causes	protein	0.88
Class I HDACs	contributes_to	enzyme	0.88
epigenetic dysregulation	causes	process	0.85
NRGN	biomarker_for	gene	0.85
Elevated Cortisol	causes	biomarker	0.85
α-synuclein	causes	protein	0.85
SYT1	biomarker_for	gene	0.85
SNAP25	biomarker_for	gene	0.85
GAP43	biomarker_for	gene	0.85
SYP	biomarker_for	gene	0.85
BDNF	protects_against	protein	0.85
MAPT	contributes_to	protein	0.85
Gaba Signaling	associated_with	pathway	0.85
Phosphorylated Tau	contributes_to	biomarker	0.85
Pathological Protein Aggregation	contributes_to	mechanism	0.85
Impaired Cholinergic Signaling	causes	mechanism	0.82
NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS	associated_with	gene	0.80
PSD-95	protects_against	protein	0.80
Apolipoprotein E	modulates	protein	0.80
Microglia Dysfunction	contributes_to	phenotype	0.80
HDACs	causes	enzyme	0.80
HISTONE DEACETYLASES	causes	enzyme	0.80
Neurogranin	biomarker_for	biomarker	0.80
Oligodendrocytes	contributes_to	cell_type	0.80
Epigenetic Dysregulation	contributes_to	process	0.80
Glutamatergic Transmission	associated_with	pathway	0.80
Neuron-Glia Interaction	contributes_to	process	0.80
HDAC1	causes	protein	0.80
SNAP-25	biomarker_for	protein	0.80
AMYLOID-Β	causes	protein	0.80
APOE	contributes_to	protein	0.80
Gene Transcription Impairments	causes	mechanism	0.78
APP	disrupts	gene	0.75

Targeting Hypotheses (4)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

Hypothesis	Score	Disease	Analysis
Closed-loop optogenetic targeting PV interneurons to restore	0.944	Alzheimer's disease	Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurode
Excitatory Neuron Synaptic Dysfunction and Mitochondrial Str	0.790	neurodegeneration	Cell type vulnerability debate in Alzhei
SUMO1-Mediated Synaptotagmin-1 SUMOylation at Lys124 Impairs	0.652	neurodegeneration	What are the specific PTM changes in syn
Dysregulated G3BP1 Signaling Impairs Local Translation in Ne	0.580	neurodegeneration	How do disease-associated mutations in G

Mentioning Analyses (2)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Proteomics Differential Expression in AD CSF and Brain Tissue

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-16 | 0 hypotheses

Investigate prion-like spreading of tau pathology through connected brain region

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-04 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.640

Experiments (2)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

Experiment	Type	Disease	Score	Feasibility	Model	Status	Est. Cost
iPSC-derived astrocyte-neuron co-culture mitochondrial transfer in PD	exploratory	Parkinson's disease	0.900	0.00	iPSC-derived dopaminergic neur	proposed	N/A
Autophagy receptor identification for stress granule elimination	exploratory	neurodegenerative diseases	0.900	0.00	cultured cells under arsenite	proposed	N/A

Related Papers (0)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

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Debates (3)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

Investigate prion-like spreading of tau pathology through connected brain region

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.73 · 2026-04-22

Which proteins are differentially expressed in AD CSF and brain tissue, and do t

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.30 · 2026-04-21

Is a 12-protein CSF panel superior to existing plasma p-tau217 for clinical AD p

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.70 · 2026-04-16

Related Research

Hypotheses and analyses mentioning SYNAPTIC DYSFUNCTION in their description or question text

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