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DEFERIPRONE

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41Connections

0Hypotheses

2Analyses

22Outgoing

19Incoming

0Experiments

2Debates

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💡 Concept Info

Name	DEFERIPRONE
Key Genes/Proteins	ACSL4, FOXO3, GPX4
Related Diseases	ALZHEIMER, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS, COGNITIVE DECLINE, FERROPTOSIS

Wiki Pages (1)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

deferiprone-neurodegeneration

therapeutic · 4392 words

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Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    DEFERIPRONE[DEFERIPRONE]
    DEFERIPRONE -->|inhibits| Iron_Accumulation[Iron Accumulation]
    DEFERIPRONE -->|inhibits| Ferroptosis[Ferroptosis]
    DEFERIPRONE -->|inhibits| ferroptosis[ferroptosis]
    DEFERIPRONE -->|exacerbates| ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE[ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE]
    BRAINSTEM[BRAINSTEM] -->|activates| DEFERIPRONE
    FERROPTOSIS[FERROPTOSIS] -.protects against.-> DEFERIPRONE
    MITOPHAGY[MITOPHAGY] -->|regulates| DEFERIPRONE
    PINK1[PINK1] -->|activates| DEFERIPRONE
    PARKIN[PARKIN] -->|activates| DEFERIPRONE
    OPTN[OPTN] -->|activates| DEFERIPRONE
    FOXO3[FOXO3] -->|activates| DEFERIPRONE

Outgoing (22)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
Iron Accumulation	inhibits	process	0.85
Ferroptosis	inhibits	process	0.80
ferroptosis	inhibits	process	0.80
iron burden	causes	gene	0.70
Complex I activity	inhibits	process	0.70
parkinson-disease	targets	disease	0.70
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE	exacerbates	disease	0.65
MICROGLIA	associated_with	cell_type	0.50
ACSL4	associated_with	gene	0.50
GPX4	associated_with	gene	0.50
SENESCENCE	associated_with	phenotype	0.50
ALZHEIMER	associated_with	disease	0.50
PARKIN	associated_with	gene	0.45
UBIQUITIN	associated_with	protein	0.45
PINK1	associated_with	gene	0.45
OPTN	associated_with	gene	0.45
FOXO3	associated_with	gene	0.45
PTEN	associated_with	gene	0.45
FERROPTOSIS	associated_with	phenotype	0.45
MITOPHAGY	associated_with	phenotype	0.45
BRAINSTEM	associated_with	brain_region	0.45
GLUTAMATE	associated_with	phenotype	0.45

Incoming (19)

Source	Relation	Type	Str
29287521	increased	paper	0.90
29287521	had good safety without inducing	paper	0.90
MITOPHAGY	regulates	phenotype	0.65
FERROPTOSIS	protects_against	phenotype	0.65
BRAINSTEM	activates	brain_region	0.65
PARKIN	activates	gene	0.50
OPTN	activates	gene	0.50
PINK1	activates	gene	0.50
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE	associated_with	disease	0.50
COGNITIVE DECLINE	associated_with	phenotype	0.50
FOXO3	activates	gene	0.50
FERROPTOSIS	inhibits	process	0.50
MITOPHAGY	activates	process	0.50
NEURODEGENERATION	associated_with	phenotype	0.50
DEFEROXAMINE	associated_with	drug	0.45
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS	associated_with	disease	0.45
PARKINSON'S DISEASE	associated_with	disease	0.45
SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA	associated_with	disease	0.45
N-ACETYLCYSTEINE	associated_with	drug	0.45

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

Hypothesis	Score	Disease	Analysis
No targeting hypotheses

Mentioning Analyses (2)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

What mechanisms drive the self-amplifying vicious cycle linking oxidative stress

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-25 | 6 hypotheses Top: 0.760

Why does iron chelation therapy worsen outcomes in H63D HFE variant carriers des

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-15 | 2 hypotheses Top: 0.586

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
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Debates (2)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

What mechanisms drive the self-amplifying vicious cycle linking oxidative stress

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.84 · 2026-04-25

The study shows deferiprone rescues wild-type cells but exacerbates toxicity in

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.95 · 2026-04-15

Related Research

Hypotheses and analyses mentioning DEFERIPRONE in their description or question text

No additional research found