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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about Focused Ultrasound: 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.
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Knowledge base pages for this entity
| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| neurons in focal volume | affects | cell_type | 0.90 |
| Src Kinase Activation | activates | pathway | 0.90 |
| ZO-1 Phosphorylation | causes | protein | 0.90 |
| Tight Junction Disassembly | causes | process | 0.90 |
| Anti-Aβ Antibody CNS Delivery | modulates | process | 0.90 |
| blood_brain_barrier | associated_with | phenotype | 0.90 |
| Local antibody concentration in brain | causes | phenotype | 0.90 |
| Blood-Brain Barrier Opening | causes | process | 0.90 |
| neural activity in deep brain structures | modulates | process | 0.90 |
| tight_junction_proteins | associated_with | protein | 0.70 |
| blood-brain barrier | regulates | process | 0.70 |
| Alzheimer's disease | treats | disease | 0.70 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39079529 | modulates | paper | 0.90 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
neuroscience | 2026-04-03 | 73 hypotheses Top: 0.968
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-02 | 8 hypotheses Top: 0.800
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.773
Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity
| Experiment | Type | Disease | Score | Feasibility | Model | Status | Est. Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based dietary patterns and Alzheimer's disease risk in multiethn | clinical | Alzheimer's disease and relate | 0.950 | 0.00 | human patients | proposed | N/A |
| Epigenetic clocks association with brain aging patterns in older women | exploratory | cognitive impairment and demen | 0.900 | 0.00 | human patients | proposed | N/A |
| Microglial SIRPα expression in human Alzheimer's disease tissue | exploratory | Alzheimer's disease | 0.800 | 0.00 | human brain tissue | proposed | N/A |
| Closed-loop tFUS Enhances Glymphatic Clearance and Restores CA1 PV Int | in_vivo | Alzheimer's disease | 0.765 | 0.55 | APP/PS1 mice 8-11 months (n=10 | abandoned | $125,000 |
| tFUS Targeting EC-II SST Interneurons Restores Hippocampal-Prefrontal | in_vivo | Alzheimer's disease | 0.744 | 0.48 | hAPP-J20 mice (n=10/group x 3 | abandoned | $110,000 |
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retinal Müller glia alterations and their impact on ocular glymphatic clearance [PMID:41603340] | Das G, Raghunathan R, Wang L | J Alzheimers Dis | 2026 | 0 |
| Enhancing TREM2 expression activates microglia and modestly mitigates tau pathol [PMID:40122810] | ["Chen Kai", "Li Fuyao", "Zhang Shuwen", | Journal of neuroinflammation | 2025 | 0 |
| The Glymphatic-Venous Axis in Brain Clearance Failure: Aquaporin-4 Dysfunction, [PMID:41226584] | ["Costea D", "Dobrin N", "Tataru C", "To | International journal of molec | 2025 | 0 |
| Enhancing TREM2 expression activates microglia and modestly mitigates tau pathol [PMID:40122810] | ["Chen Kai", "Li Fuyao", "Zhang Shuwen", | Journal of neuroinflammation | 2025 | 0 |
| Longitudinal changes of blood-brain barrier and transcytolemmal water exchange p [PMID:40089221] | Xiong C, Yu Z, Yin Y | Neuroimage | 2025 | 0 |
| The future of biomarkers for vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and [PMID:40542975] | Lennon MJ, Karvelas N, Ganesh A | Geroscience | 2025 | 0 |
| P-tau217 correlates with neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease, and targeting [PMID:38513667] | Zhang D, Zhang W, Ming C, Gao X, Yuan H, | Neuron | 2024 | 0 |
| The necroptosis cell death pathway drives neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disea [PMID:38852117] | Balusu S, De Strooper B | Acta neuropathologica | 2024 | 0 |
| Inflammatory Processes in Alzheimer's Disease-Pathomechanism, Diagnosis and Trea [PMID:37047492] | Unknown | Int J Mol Sci | 2023 | 0 |
| Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease. [PMID:36613544] | Unknown | Int J Mol Sci | 2022 | 0 |
| Insulin Resistance and Diabetes Mellitus in Alzheimer's Disease. [PMID:34069890] | Burillo J, Marqués P, Jiménez B, Gonzále | Cells | 2021 | 0 |
| Neurodegeneration and Inflammation-An Interesting Interplay in Parkinson's Disea [PMID:33182554] | Marogianni C, Sokratous M, Dardiotis E, | International journal of molec | 2020 | 0 |
| Neurodegeneration and Inflammation-An Interesting Interplay in Parkinson's Disea [PMID:33182554] | Marogianni C, Sokratous M, Dardiotis E, | International journal of molec | 2020 | 0 |
| Improvement of glymphatic-lymphatic drainage of beta-amyloid by focused ultrasou [PMID:32999351] | Lee Y, Choi Y, Park EJ | Sci Rep | 2020 | 0 |
| Alzheimer's disease. [PMID:31753135] | ["Soria Lopez, Jose A", "Gonz\u00e1lez, | Handbook of clinical neurology | 2019 | 0 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Pathology. [PMID:29358320] | Lassmann H | Cold Spring Harbor perspective | 2018 | 0 |
| Alzheimer's disease. [PMID:28872215] | ["Lane, C A", "Hardy, J", "Schott, J M"] | European journal of neurology | 2018 | 0 |
| Current understanding of Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and treatment. [PMID:30135715] | ["Weller, Jason", "Budson, Andrew"] | F1000Research | 2018 | 0 |
| Intraneuronal beta-amyloid aggregates, neurodegeneration, and neuron loss in tra [PMID:17021169] | ["Oakley, Holly", "Cole, Sarah L", "Loga | The Journal of neuroscience : | 2006 | 0 |
| The amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease: progress and problems on the road [PMID:12130773] | ["Hardy, John", "Selkoe, Dennis J"] | Science (New York, N.Y.) | 2002 | 0 |
Multi-agent debates referencing this entity
closed · Rounds: 6 · Score: 0.95 · 2026-04-27
closed · Rounds: 6 · Score: 0.95 · 2026-04-27
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.65 · 2026-04-27
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.71 · 2026-04-27
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.87 · 2026-04-27
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.48 · 2026-04-27
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.54 · 2026-04-27
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.19 · 2026-04-27
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.40 · 2026-04-27
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.50 · 2026-04-27
Hypotheses and analyses mentioning Focused Ultrasound in their description or question text
Score: 0.827 · Alzheimer's disease · 2026-04-07
## Mechanistic Overview Real-time gamma-guided transcranial focused ultrasound targeting EC-II SST interneurons to resto
Score: 0.797 · Alzheimer's disease · 2026-04-07
## Mechanistic Overview Closed-loop transcranial focused ultrasound targeting CA1 PV interneurons with real-time gamma f
Score: 0.767 · Alzheimer's disease · 2026-04-12
## Mechanistic Overview Closed-loop transcranial focused ultrasound to restore hippocampal gamma oscillations via somato
Score: 0.762 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-22
## Mechanistic Overview Focused Ultrasound with Microbubble Contrast Agents for Antibody CNS Delivery starts from the cl
Score: 0.748 · Alzheimer's disease · 2026-04-05
## Mechanistic Overview Closed-loop focused ultrasound targeting EC-II SST interneurons to restore gamma gating and bloc
Score: 0.729 · Alzheimer's disease · 2026-04-07
## Mechanistic Overview Closed-loop focused ultrasound targeting CA1 PV interneurons to restore theta-gamma coupling and
Score: 0.712 · Alzheimer's disease · 2026-04-07
## Mechanistic Overview Closed-loop transcranial focused ultrasound targeting EC-II SST interneurons to prevent tau prop
Score: 0.684 · drug delivery · 2026-04-22
## **Molecular Mechanism and Rationale** The molecular foundation of focused ultrasound (FUS) with microbubble contrast
Score: 0.573 · Alzheimer's disease · 2026-04-12
## Mechanistic Overview Closed-loop transcranial focused ultrasound with 40Hz gamma entrainment to restore hippocampal-c
Score: 0.564 · Alzheimer's disease · 2026-04-20
## Mechanistic Overview Closed-loop transcranial focused ultrasound to restore hippocampal gamma oscillations via indire
Score: 0.564 · Alzheimer's disease · 2026-04-20
## Mechanistic Overview Closed-loop transcranial focused ultrasound targeting entorhinal PV interneurons to restore Anky
Score: 0.564 · Alzheimer's disease · 2026-04-17
## Mechanistic Overview Closed-loop transcranial focused ultrasound to restore hippocampal gamma oscillations via glymph
Score: 0.559 · Alzheimer's disease · 2026-04-21
## Mechanistic Overview Real-time closed-loop transcranial focused ultrasound targeting PVALB interneurons with continuo
Score: 0.551 · Alzheimer's disease · 2026-04-21
## Mechanistic Overview Closed-loop transcranial focused ultrasound to restore hippocampal gamma oscillations via astroc