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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about CASPASE-1: 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.
Caspase-1 is an inflammatory caspase that executes pyroptosis and processes pro-inflammatory cytokines. It plays critical roles in neuroinflammation and is implicated in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and other neurodegenerative conditions.
| Gene Symbol | CASPASE |
| GeneCards | CASPASE |
| Human Protein Atlas | CASPASE |
| Associated Diseases | ferroptosis |
| Interactions | BCL-XL, HO-1, Proteins, ALZHEIMER, GASDERMIN, NLRP3 |
| KG Connections | 99 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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CASPASE_1["<b>CASPASE-1</b>"]
A1_Inductor_Secretion["A1 Inductor Secretion"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"catalyzes"| A1_Inductor_Secretion
A1_Inductor_Secretion["A1 Inductor Secretion"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"mediates"| A1_Inductor_Secretion
NLRP3["NLRP3"]
NLRP3 -->|"activates"| CASPASE_1
IL_18["IL-18"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"co discussed"| IL_18
IL_1_["IL-1Beta"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"co discussed"| IL_1_
NLRP3["NLRP3"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"co discussed"| NLRP3
WAS["WAS"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"co discussed"| WAS
ISCHEMIA["ISCHEMIA"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"activates"| ISCHEMIA
INFLAMMASOME["INFLAMMASOME"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"activates"| INFLAMMASOME
Astrocytes["Astrocytes"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"activates"| Astrocytes
BCL_XL["BCL-XL"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"inhibits"| BCL_XL
apoptosis["apoptosis"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"inhibits"| apoptosis
Pyroptosis["Pyroptosis"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"inhibits"| Pyroptosis
Necroptosis["Necroptosis"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"inhibits"| Necroptosis
Nlrp3_Inflammasome["Nlrp3 Inflammasome"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"activates"| Nlrp3_Inflammasome
HO_1["HO-1"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"activates"| HO_1
TNF__["TNF-alpha"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"activates"| TNF__
NF__B["NF-kappaB"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"activates"| NF__B
Astrocyte["Astrocyte"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"activates"| Astrocyte
Neuroinflammatory["Neuroinflammatory"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"activates"| Neuroinflammatory
NF__B["NF-kappaB"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"inhibits"| NF__B
TNF__["TNF-alpha"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"inhibits"| TNF__
Proteins["Proteins"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"inhibits"| Proteins
INFLAMMASOME["INFLAMMASOME"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"associated with"| INFLAMMASOME
INFLAMMASOME["INFLAMMASOME"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"expressed in"| INFLAMMASOME
Nlrp3_Inflammasome["Nlrp3 Inflammasome"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"expressed in"| Nlrp3_Inflammasome
Proteins["Proteins"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"expressed in"| Proteins
inflammation["inflammation"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"activates"| inflammation
ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"activates"| ALZHEIMER
Alzheimer_S_Disease["Alzheimer'S Disease"]
CASPASE_1 -->|"activates"| Alzheimer_S_Disease| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL-18 | co_discussed | protein | 0.50 |
| IL-1Β | co_discussed | protein | 0.50 |
| NLRP3 | co_discussed | protein | 0.50 |
| WAS | co_discussed | protein | 0.50 |
| ISCHEMIA | activates | disease | 0.50 |
| Astrocytes | activates | cell_type | 0.50 |
| BCL-XL | inhibits | protein | 0.50 |
| apoptosis | inhibits | process | 0.50 |
| Pyroptosis | inhibits | pathway | 0.50 |
| Necroptosis | inhibits | pathway | 0.50 |
| Nlrp3 Inflammasome | activates | pathway | 0.50 |
| HO-1 | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| TNF-α | activates | concept | 0.50 |
| NF-κB | activates | concept | 0.50 |
| Astrocyte | activates | cell_type | 0.50 |
| Neuroinflammatory | activates | pathway | 0.50 |
| NF-κB | inhibits | concept | 0.50 |
| TNF-α | inhibits | concept | 0.50 |
| Proteins | inhibits | protein | 0.50 |
| Nlrp3 Inflammasome | expressed_in | pathway | 0.50 |
| Proteins | expressed_in | protein | 0.50 |
| inflammation | activates | pathway | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| Alzheimer'S Disease | activates | disease | 0.50 |
| CYTOKINES | activates | concept | 0.50 |
| Pyroptosis | activates | pathway | 0.50 |
| PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES | activates | concept | 0.50 |
| disease | activates | disease | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER'S | activates | concept | 0.50 |
| GASDERMIN | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| apoptosis | interacts_with | process | 0.50 |
| Substantia Nigra | interacts_with | entity | 0.50 |
| CELL DEATH | activates | concept | 0.50 |
| inflammation | interacts_with | pathway | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
| Alzheimer'S Disease | interacts_with | disease | 0.50 |
| disease | interacts_with | disease | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER'S | interacts_with | concept | 0.50 |
| Infection | interacts_with | disease | 0.50 |
| Proteins | interacts_with | protein | 0.50 |
| inflammation | associated_with | pathway | 0.50 |
| MAPK | associated_with | gene | 0.50 |
| NF-κB | associated_with | concept | 0.50 |
| CYTOKINES | associated_with | concept | 0.50 |
| Proteins | associated_with | protein | 0.50 |
| CYTOKINES | regulates | concept | 0.50 |
| Cortex | regulates | brain_region | 0.50 |
| Nlrp3 Inflammasome | regulates | pathway | 0.50 |
| IL-1 | regulates | concept | 0.50 |
| ferroptosis | associated_with | phenotype | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| NLRP3 | activates | protein | 0.80 |
| C1Q | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| AMYLOID | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| WAS | causes | protein | 0.50 |
| microglia | activates | cell_type | 0.50 |
| IL-1Β | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| IL-18 | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| MLKL | inhibits | gene | 0.50 |
| GSDMD | inhibits | protein | 0.50 |
| TREM2 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| GSDMD | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| KEAP1 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| NRF2 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| NQO1 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| IL-6 | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| NQO1 PROTEIN | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| DEPRESSION | activates | disease | 0.50 |
| IL-6 | inhibits | protein | 0.50 |
| IL-1Β | inhibits | protein | 0.50 |
| Neurodegeneration | inhibits | disease | 0.50 |
| NLRP3 | inhibits | protein | 0.50 |
| NAIP | associated_with | gene | 0.50 |
| NLRC4 | associated_with | gene | 0.50 |
| CARD8 | associated_with | gene | 0.50 |
| GSDMD | associated_with | protein | 0.50 |
| NLRP1 | associated_with | protein | 0.50 |
| NLRP3 | associated_with | protein | 0.50 |
| microglia | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.50 |
| NLRP3 | expressed_in | protein | 0.50 |
| GASDERMIN D | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| STROKE | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
| PYCARD | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
| NLRP3 | interacts_with | protein | 0.50 |
| DRD2 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| IL-10 | associated_with | protein | 0.50 |
| IL-6 | associated_with | protein | 0.50 |
| IL-1Β | associated_with | protein | 0.50 |
| TLR4 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| GFAP | regulates | gene | 0.50 |
| IL-18 | regulates | protein | 0.50 |
| NLRP3 | regulates | protein | 0.50 |
| BDNF | associated_with | gene | 0.50 |
| GPX4 | associated_with | gene | 0.50 |
| GFAP | associated_with | gene | 0.50 |
| CREB | associated_with | protein | 0.50 |
| GASDERMIN D | associated_with | protein | 0.50 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||