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DOPAMINERGIC_NEURONS

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15Connections

0Hypotheses

1Analyses

2Outgoing

9Incoming

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💡 Concept Info

Name	DOPAMINERGIC_NEURONS
Summary	Specialized neurons synthesizing dopamine, critical for motor control and reward; selective vulnerability in Parkinson's disease
Key Genes/Proteins	CYTOKINES, NEUROTROPHIC_FACTORS, ALPHA_SYNUCLEIN, C3
Related Diseases	PD, NEUROINFLAMMATION, MOTOR_SYMPTOMS

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Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    DOPAMINERGIC_NEURONS["DOPAMINERGIC_NEURONS"]
    DOPAMINERGIC_NEURONS -->|"expressed in"| substantia_nigra["substantia_nigra"]
    DOPAMINERGIC_NEURONS -->|"interacts"| OLIGODENDROCYTES["OLIGODENDROCYTES"]
    DOPAMINERGIC_NEURONS -->|"causes"| MOTOR_SYMPTOMS["MOTOR_SYMPTOMS"]
    DOPAMINERGIC_NEURONS -->|"interacts"| oligodendrocytes["oligodendrocytes"]
    PD["PD"] -->|"causes"| DOPAMINERGIC_NEURONS
    neuromelanin["neuromelanin"] -->|"expressed in"| DOPAMINERGIC_NEURONS
    NEUROINFLAMMATION["NEUROINFLAMMATION"] -->|"causes"| DOPAMINERGIC_NEURONS
    CYTOKINES["CYTOKINES"] -->|"causes"| DOPAMINERGIC_NEURONS
    ASTROCYTES["ASTROCYTES"] -->|"interacts"| DOPAMINERGIC_NEURONS
    NEUROTROPHIC_FACTORS["NEUROTROPHIC_FACTORS"] -.protects against.-> DOPAMINERGIC_NEURONS
    T_CELLS["T_CELLS"] -->|"interacts"| DOPAMINERGIC_NEURONS
    ALPHA_SYNUCLEIN["ALPHA_SYNUCLEIN"] -->|"causes"| DOPAMINERGIC_NEURONS

Outgoing (4)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
OLIGODENDROCYTES	interacts_with	cell_type	0.64
MOTOR_SYMPTOMS	causes	phenotype	0.64

Incoming (11)

Source	Relation	Type	Str
PD	causes	disease	0.87
NEUROINFLAMMATION	causes	phenotype	0.71
CYTOKINES	causes	protein	0.64
ASTROCYTES	interacts_with	cell_type	0.64
NEUROTROPHIC_FACTORS	protects_against	protein	0.64
T_CELLS	interacts_with	cell_type	0.64
ALPHA_SYNUCLEIN	causes	protein	0.64
CD4_T_CELLS	causes	cell_type	0.64
C3	causes	protein	0.56

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

Hypothesis	Score	Disease	Analysis
No targeting hypotheses

Mentioning Analyses (1)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

How does PSEN2 mechanistically regulate α-synuclein expression and pathology in

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-13 | 0 hypotheses

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DOPAMINERGIC_NEURONS

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