Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about ANXIETY: 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.
ANXIETY is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, associated with, therapeutic target. Associated with ALS, ALZHEIMER, ALZHEIMER'S. Connected to 520 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | ANXIETY |
| Function | Sustained fear, anxiety, stress regulation |
| Category | Anxiety & Stress |
| Location | Forebrain, Septohypothalamic Junction |
| Cell Type | GABAergic neurons, Glutamatergic neurons |
| Neurotransmitters | GABA, Glutamate, CRF, NPY |
| Database | ID |
| Cell Ontology | CL:4042028 |
| Taxonomy | ID |
| Cell Ontology (CL) | CL:4042028 |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Aging, Alzheimer, Alzheimer Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | KETAMINE |
| Interactions | MICROGLIA, GENES, C1QA, NEUROTOXICITY, NEUROINFLAMMATION, DEMENTIA |
| KG Connections | 1337 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
ANXIETY["ANXIETY"] -->|"activates"| Neuroinflammation["Neuroinflammation"]
ANXIETY["ANXIETY"] -->|"activates"| Anxiety["Anxiety"]
ANXIETY["ANXIETY"] -->|"activates"| ALS["ALS"]
ANXIETY["ANXIETY"] -->|"activates"| Inflammation["Inflammation"]
ANXIETY["ANXIETY"] -->|"associated"| Autism["Autism"]
ANXIETY["ANXIETY"] -->|"associated"| Aging["Aging"]
ASD["ASD"] -->|"causes"| ANXIETY["ANXIETY"]
ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"] -->|"co discussed"| ANXIETY["ANXIETY"]
AMYLOID["AMYLOID"] -->|"associated"| ANXIETY["ANXIETY"]
PHAGOCYTOSIS["PHAGOCYTOSIS"] -->|"activates"| ANXIETY["ANXIETY"]
style ANXIETY fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:2px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEPRESSION | associated_with | gene | 1.00 |
| Depression | associated_with | disease | 1.00 |
| Anxiety | associated_with | disease | 1.00 |
| Anxiety | inhibits | disease | 1.00 |
| Neurodegeneration | activates | disease | 1.00 |
| Als | activates | disease | 1.00 |
| DEPRESSION | interacts_with | disease | 0.95 |
| Anxiety | activates | disease | 0.95 |
| Oxidative Stress | activates | pathway | 0.90 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | activates | gene | 0.90 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.85 |
| Anxiety | causes | disease | 0.85 |
| Depression | causes | disease | 0.85 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.85 |
| Als | inhibits | disease | 0.85 |
| Alzheimer | activates | disease | 0.85 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| DEPRESSION | causes | gene | 0.80 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| ASTROCYTES | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| ASTROCYTE | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| Neuroinflammation | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| ALS | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Autism | associated_with | disease | 0.75 |
| Aging | associated_with | disease | 0.75 |
| Schizophrenia | associated_with | disease | 0.75 |
| Alzheimer | associated_with | disease | 0.75 |
| Dementia | inhibits | disease | 0.75 |
| Parkinson | associated_with | disease | 0.75 |
| Aging | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Parkinson | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Anxiety | expressed_in | disease | 0.75 |
| Depression | expressed_in | disease | 0.75 |
| Depression | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Inflammation | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.75 |
| Depression | inhibits | disease | 0.75 |
| Neurodegeneration | inhibits | disease | 0.75 |
| Parkinson | inhibits | disease | 0.75 |
| Depression | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.75 |
| Cardiovascular | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.75 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.75 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.75 |
| Longevity | activates | disease | 0.75 |
| Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.75 |
| CANCER | increases_risk_of | disease | 0.70 |
| MICROGLIA | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| NEUROINFLAMMATION | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| Complement | activates | pathway | 0.70 |
| DEMENTIA | inhibits | gene | 0.70 |
| CNO | inhibits | gene | 0.70 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEURODEGENERATION | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| melatonin receptor 2 | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | inhibits | gene | 0.70 |
| NEURONS | treats | cell_type | 0.65 |
| NEURONS | causes | cell_type | 0.65 |
| CORTEX | causes | brain_region | 0.65 |
| KETAMINE | interacts_with | drug | 0.65 |
| KETAMINE | targets | drug | 0.65 |
| THALAMUS | causes | brain_region | 0.65 |
| INFLAMMATION | produces | phenotype | 0.65 |
| DLG4 | inhibits | gene | 0.65 |
| AMYLOID | treats | protein | 0.65 |
| GABA | produces | phenotype | 0.65 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | causes | phenotype | 0.65 |
| FERROPTOSIS | interacts_with | phenotype | 0.65 |
| ASD | causes | phenotype | 0.64 |
| ALZHEIMER'S | regulates | disease | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | impairs | disease | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S | impairs | disease | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | impairs | disease | 0.60 |
| AMYGDALA | activates | brain_region | 0.60 |
| ACHE | treats | gene | 0.60 |
| CYTOKINES | destabilizes | phenotype | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | co_discussed | gene | 0.60 |
| AMYLOID | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PHAGOCYTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| COMPLEMENT | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NF-ΚB | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| C1Q | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| GABRA1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DEPRESSION | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SLC30A8 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SLC6A3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APOE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PER | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GSTP1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NBEA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CYP2E1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HTR2C | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CHAT | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CYP2D6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CYP3A4 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| OPRM1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ADRB2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CYP1A2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| COMT | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MAOB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| BCHE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-08 | 0 hypotheses
neuroinflammation | 2026-04-08 | 0 hypotheses
synaptic biology | 2026-04-07 | 0 hypotheses
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||