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| Name | TNF-ALPHA |
| Key Genes/Proteins | ACTB, Actin, AGING, AIF1, ANG, APOPTOSIS |
| Related Diseases | Addiction, Aging, Als, ALS |
| Related Pathways | Apoptosis |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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TNF_ALPHA["TNF-ALPHA"]
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TNF_ALPHA -->|"activates"| apoptosis(apoptosis)
TNF_ALPHA -->|"involved_in"| Neuroinflammation["Neuroinflammation"]
TNF_ALPHA -->|"upregulates"| Oxidative_Stress["Oxidative Stress"]
TNF_ALPHA -.->|"inhibits"| Depression["Depression"]
TNF_ALPHA -.->|"inhibits"| Neurodegeneration["Neurodegeneration"]
TNF_ALPHA -->|"regulates"| Parkinson["Parkinson"]
TNF_ALPHA -.->|"inhibits"| Aging["Aging"]
TNF_ALPHA -->|"regulates"| Tumor["Tumor"]
TNF_ALPHA -.->|"inhibits"| ALS["ALS"]
TNF_ALPHA -.->|"inhibits"| Inflammation["Inflammation"]
ADAM17([ADAM17]) -->|"activates"| TNF_ALPHA
Etanercept{"Etanercept"} -.->|"inhibits"| TNF_ALPHA
etanercept{"etanercept"} -.->|"inhibits"| TNF_ALPHA
CD40["CD40"] -->|"upregulates"| TNF_ALPHA
AIF1([AIF1]) -->|"regulates"| TNF_ALPHA
ATG5([ATG5]) -->|"regulates"| TNF_ALPHA
ATG7([ATG7]) -->|"regulates"| TNF_ALPHA
AUTOPHAGY["AUTOPHAGY"] -->|"regulates"| TNF_ALPHA
BECN1([BECN1]) -->|"regulates"| TNF_ALPHA
CASP1([CASP1]) -->|"regulates"| TNF_ALPHA| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuroinflammation | involved_in | process | 0.90 |
| apoptosis | activates | phenotype | 0.90 |
| Neuroinflammation | mediates | process | 0.85 |
| Temporal Lobe Epilepsy | contributes_to | disease | 0.80 |
| Oxidative Stress | upregulates | process | 0.80 |
| INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE | associated_with | disease | 0.80 |
| AQP4 | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| ACSL4 expression | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| complement gene expression | activates | process | 0.70 |
| neuroinflammation | associated_with | phenotype | 0.70 |
| ACSL4 | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| dopaminergic neuron damage | causes | phenotype | 0.70 |
| Addiction | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Depression | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| HPA AXIS RELATED GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Hypersexual Disorder | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DEPRESSION | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| IL-6 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CRH | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ACTB | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ASC | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| GFAP | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| SNCA | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| AIF1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| GAPDH | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| CASP1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| IBA1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| Neuroinflammatory | inhibits | pathway | 0.60 |
| Inflammasome | inhibits | pathway | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | inhibits | pathway | 0.60 |
| ATG7 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG5 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3B | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| BECN1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM17 | activates | protein | 0.90 |
| etanercept | inhibits | drug | 0.85 |
| Etanercept | inhibits | drug | 0.85 |
| gingipain cysteine proteases | degrades | protein | 0.80 |
| ANTHOCYANINS | inhibits | compound | 0.80 |
| Celastrol | suppresses | gene | 0.80 |
| ABETA | upregulates | protein | 0.80 |
| sesquiterpenoids | downregulates | compound | 0.75 |
| Senescent Astrocytes | associated_with | cell_type | 0.70 |
| IL6 | regulates | gene | 0.65 |
| AIF1 | regulates | gene | 0.65 |
| ATG5 | regulates | gene | 0.65 |
| ATG7 | regulates | gene | 0.65 |
| BECN1 | regulates | gene | 0.65 |
| CASP1 | regulates | gene | 0.65 |
| DOPAMINERGIC | regulates | cell_type | 0.65 |
| GFAP | regulates | gene | 0.65 |
| IBA1 | regulates | gene | 0.65 |
| IL1B | regulates | gene | 0.65 |
| NEURON | regulates | cell_type | 0.65 |
| NEURONS | regulates | cell_type | 0.65 |
| NLRP3 | expressed_in | gene | 0.65 |
| PARKIN | expressed_in | gene | 0.65 |
| PARKINSON | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| TH | regulates | gene | 0.65 |
| MICROGLIA | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| BCL2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BECN1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| SNCA | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG5 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ACTB | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| RNA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GFAP | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| NLRP3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NR3C1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CYLD | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| RIPK1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| SMAC | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| FADD | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL-6 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| FKBP5 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CRHBP | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CASP1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG7 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| IBA1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
neuroinflammation | 2026-04-06 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.714
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-03 | 19 hypotheses Top: 0.891
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.756
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 8 hypotheses Top: 0.782
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 0 hypotheses
Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity
| Experiment | Type | Disease | Score | Feasibility | Model | Status | Est. Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No experiments found | |||||||
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||
Multi-agent debates referencing this entity
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.12 · 2026-04-27
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.42 · 2026-04-27
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.48 · 2026-04-27
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.47 · 2026-04-27
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.52 · 2026-04-27
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.72 · 2026-04-27
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.40 · 2026-04-27
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.73 · 2026-04-22
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.95 · 2026-04-06
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.89 · 2026-04-06
Hypotheses and analyses mentioning TNF-ALPHA in their description or question text
No additional research found