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BRAINSTEM

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338Connections

0Hypotheses

0Analyses

50Outgoing

50Incoming

0Experiments

Summary

BRAINSTEM is a concept in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: co discussed, activates, interacts with. Associated with GLIOMA, TUMOR. Connected to 17 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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💡 Concept Info

Name	BRAINSTEM
Summary	Page for Brainstem
Key Genes/Proteins	GDNF, BDNF, IL-6, AMPK, TNF
Related Diseases	STROKE, ALS, NEUROPATHY, NEUROINFLAMMATION, MITOPHAGY

Wiki Pages (21)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    BRAINSTEM["<b>BRAINSTEM</b>"]
    BRAINSTEM -->|"activates"| FOXO3["FOXO3"]
    BRAINSTEM -->|"activates"| GRIA2["GRIA2"]
    BRAINSTEM -->|"activates"| MITOPHAGY["MITOPHAGY"]
    BRAINSTEM -->|"activates"| OPTN["OPTN"]
    BRAINSTEM -->|"activates"| PARKIN["PARKIN"]
    BRAINSTEM -->|"activates"| PINK1["PINK1"]
    BRAINSTEM -->|"activates"| UBIQUITIN["UBIQUITIN"]
    BRAINSTEM -->|"interacts"| NEURON["NEURON"]
    BRAINSTEM -->|"interacts"| NEURONS["NEURONS"]
    XBP1["XBP1"] -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    MYO7A["MYO7A"] -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    UBIQUITIN -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    ATF3["ATF3"] -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    OPTN -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    PRKN["PRKN"] -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    MITOPHAGY -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    HSPD1["HSPD1"] -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    TOMM20["TOMM20"] -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    FOXO3 -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    HSP60["HSP60"] -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    PARKIN -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM

Outgoing (98)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
STROKE	protects_against	disease	0.70
IL-6	treats	gene	0.65
SPINAL CORD	protects_against	brain_region	0.65
SPINAL CORD	inhibits	brain_region	0.65
DEFERIPRONE	activates	drug	0.65
NEUROPATHY	causes	disease	0.65
NEUROINFLAMMATION	regulates	phenotype	0.65
FOXO3	activates	gene	0.60
GRIA2	activates	gene	0.60
OPTN	activates	gene	0.60
PARKIN	activates	gene	0.60
PINK1	activates	gene	0.60
UBIQUITIN	activates	gene	0.60
NEURON	interacts_with	cell_type	0.60
NEURONS	interacts_with	cell_type	0.60
CANCER	causes	disease	0.60
CORTEX	targets	brain_region	0.60
NEURODEGENERATION	causes	disease	0.60
CORTEX	expressed_in	brain_region	0.60
NEURODEGENERATION	implicated_in	phenotype	0.60
ASTROCYTES	targets	cell_type	0.60
FOXO3	co_discussed	entity	0.50
GLUTAMATE	co_discussed	entity	0.50
MITOCHONDRIA	co_discussed	entity	0.50
NEURON	co_discussed	entity	0.50
NEURONS	co_discussed	entity	0.50
PRION-LIKE	co_discussed	entity	0.50
GLUTAMATE	activates	concept	0.50
NUCLEUS	associated_with	concept	0.50
SYNUCLEIN	associated_with	concept	0.50
α-SYNUCLEIN	associated_with	concept	0.50
Cachexia	activates	disease	0.50
CYTOKINE	activates	concept	0.50
DOPAMINE	protects_against	concept	0.50
CYTOKINE	protects_against	concept	0.50
GENE EXPRESSION	expressed_in	concept	0.50
HCRT	inhibits	concept	0.50
THALAMUS	associated_with	concept	0.50
AQP4	associated_with	gene	0.50
APP	associated_with	gene	0.50
GFAP	associated_with	gene	0.50
RILUZOLE	associated_with	drug	0.50
STROKE	associated_with	disease	0.50
CYTOKINES	associated_with	phenotype	0.50
GDNF	associated_with	gene	0.45
UBIQUITIN	associated_with	protein	0.45
GLUTAMATE	associated_with	phenotype	0.45
PARKIN	associated_with	gene	0.45
PINK1	associated_with	gene	0.45
FOXO3	associated_with	gene	0.45

Incoming (240)

Source	Relation	Type	Str
SOD1	expressed_in	protein	0.90
Alpha-Synuclein Misfolding	associated_with	process	0.80
neurodegeneration	affects	disease	0.80
GDNF	expressed_in	gene	0.70
glioblastoma	affects	disease	0.70
Parkinson's disease	affects	disease	0.70
GDNF	activates	gene	0.70
GDNF	treats	gene	0.70
BDNF	protects_against	gene	0.70
BDNF	inhibits	gene	0.70
ALS	stabilizes	disease	0.70
MITOPHAGY	treats	phenotype	0.65
AMPK	inhibits	gene	0.65
TNF	targets	gene	0.65
TNF	produces	gene	0.65
PINK1	expressed_in	gene	0.60
PRKN	expressed_in	gene	0.60
PTEN	expressed_in	gene	0.60
MAP1LC3B	expressed_in	gene	0.60
COX4I1	expressed_in	gene	0.60
FOXO3	expressed_in	gene	0.60
OPTN	expressed_in	gene	0.60
BDNF	expressed_in	gene	0.60
GLP1R	expressed_in	gene	0.60
prion disease	affects	disease	0.60
HCRT	expressed_in	gene	0.60
epilepsy	affects	disease	0.60
neuroinflammation	affects	disease	0.60
ACHE	causes	gene	0.60
LC3B	expressed_in	gene	0.60
aging	affects	disease	0.60
ALS	expressed_in	gene	0.60
ALS	affects	disease	0.60
RASAGILINE	protects_against	drug	0.60
RASAGILINE	inhibits	drug	0.60
synaptic plasticity	active_in	pathway	0.60
XBP1	expressed_in	gene	0.55
MYO7A	expressed_in	gene	0.55
UBIQUITIN	expressed_in	gene	0.55
ATF3	expressed_in	gene	0.55
OPTN	expressed_in	gene	0.55
PRKN	expressed_in	gene	0.55
HSPD1	expressed_in	gene	0.55
TOMM20	expressed_in	gene	0.55
FOXO3	expressed_in	gene	0.55
HSP60	expressed_in	gene	0.55
PARKIN	expressed_in	gene	0.55
OPTINEURIN	expressed_in	gene	0.55
GRIA2	expressed_in	gene	0.55
PTEN	expressed_in	gene	0.55

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

Hypothesis	Score	Disease	Analysis
No targeting hypotheses

Mentioning Analyses (0)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

No analyses mention this entity

Experiments (0)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

Experiment	Type	Disease	Score	Feasibility	Model	Status	Est. Cost
No experiments found

Related Papers (0)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMID	Authors	Journal	Year	Citations
No papers found

BRAINSTEM

Understanding Entity Pages

Summary

Wiki Pages (21)

Brainstem

cbs-psp-daily-action-plan

Personalized Treatment Plan — Atypical Parkinsonism (CBS/PSP)

Clinical Management Guide for CBS/PSP

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)

Corticobasal Syndrome (CBS)

Novel Therapy Index

Parkinson's Disease

Sleep and Circadian Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease

CBS/PSP Supplements Guide

Atypical Parkinsonism

Device Therapies Comparison for CBS/PSP

calcium-dysregulation-comparison

Section 148: Advanced Nutritional Biochemistry in CBS/PSP

Alpha-Synuclein Pathology

Myoclonus and Cortical Hyperexcitability in Corticobasal Syndrome

Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD)

nhp-validation-animal-model

nimodipine-als

PI-2620 Tau PET in PSP