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AGING is a phenotype associated with neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, associated with, regulates. Associated with AGE_RELATED_DISEASES, ALS, ALZHEIMER. Connected to 2696 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
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graph TD
subgraph Pathology["Pathology"]
AGING["AGING"] -->|"associated with"| MICROGLIA["MICROGLIA"]
AGING["AGING"] -->|"associated with"| Aging["Aging"]
AGING["AGING"] -->|"associated with"| Alzheimer["Alzheimer"]
AUTOPHAGY["AUTOPHAGY"] -->|"associated with"| AGING["AGING"]
INFLAMMATION["INFLAMMATION"] -->|"associated with"| AGING["AGING"]
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"] -->|"causes"| AGING["AGING"]
ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"] -->|"causes"| AGING["AGING"]
end
subgraph Signaling["Signaling"]
AGING["AGING"] -->|"activates"| NEUROINFLAMMATION["NEUROINFLAMMATION"]
AGING["AGING"] -->|"activates"| Diabetes["Diabetes"]
AGING["AGING"] -->|"activates"| Neuroinflammation["Neuroinflammation"]
AGING["AGING"] -->|"activates"| Inflammation["Inflammation"]
AGING["AGING"] -->|"activates"| Autophagy["Autophagy"]
AGING["AGING"] -->|"regulates"| Aging_1["Aging"]
AUTOPHAGY_2["AUTOPHAGY"] -->|"regulates"| AGING["AGING"]
MITOCHONDRIAL_DYSFUNCTION["MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION"] -->|"activates"| AGING["AGING"]
end
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style MICROGLIA fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
style NEUROINFLAMMATION fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
style Diabetes fill:#ef5350,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
style Aging fill:#ef5350,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
style Neuroinflammation fill:#ef5350,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
style Inflammation fill:#ef5350,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
style Autophagy fill:#1b5e20,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
style Aging_1 fill:#ef5350,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
style Alzheimer fill:#ef5350,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
style AUTOPHAGY fill:#1b5e20,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
style AUTOPHAGY_2 fill:#1b5e20,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
style INFLAMMATION fill:#5d4400,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
style MITOCHONDRIAL_DYSFUNCTION fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
style ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0
style ALZHEIMER fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflammation | regulates | disease | 1.00 |
| Neurodegeneration | therapeutic_target | disease | 1.00 |
| Aging | regulates | disease | 1.00 |
| Als | regulates | disease | 1.00 |
| Aging | interacts_with | disease | 1.00 |
| Neuroinflammation | regulates | disease | 1.00 |
| Mtor | regulates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Autophagy | activates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Aging | inhibits | disease | 1.00 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 1.00 |
| Cancer | regulates | disease | 1.00 |
| Mitochondrial Function | therapeutic_target | pathway | 1.00 |
| Neurodegeneration | regulates | disease | 1.00 |
| Neuroinflammation | activates | disease | 1.00 |
| Epigenetic | activates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Inflammasome | activates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Oxidative Stress | therapeutic_target | pathway | 1.00 |
| Nf-Κb | therapeutic_target | pathway | 1.00 |
| Autophagy | regulates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Alzheimer | therapeutic_target | disease | 1.00 |
| Mitophagy | activates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 1.00 |
| Aging | activates | disease | 1.00 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 1.00 |
| Epigenetic | regulates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Mitophagy | regulates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Alzheimer | activates | disease | 1.00 |
| Neurodegeneration | activates | disease | 1.00 |
| Immune Response | therapeutic_target | pathway | 1.00 |
| Diabetes | activates | disease | 1.00 |
| Immune Response | activates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Complement | activates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Immune Response | regulates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Autophagy | therapeutic_target | pathway | 1.00 |
| Apoptosis | therapeutic_target | pathway | 1.00 |
| neurodegeneration | associated_with | phenotype | 1.00 |
| Oxidative Stress | activates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Apoptosis | activates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Aging | therapeutic_target | disease | 1.00 |
| Mtor | therapeutic_target | pathway | 1.00 |
| Cardiovascular | therapeutic_target | disease | 1.00 |
| Autophagy | inhibits | pathway | 1.00 |
| Nf-Κb | activates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Autophagy | activates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Mtor | activates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Senescence | therapeutic_target | disease | 1.00 |
| NEUROINFLAMMATION | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| Oxidative Stress | inhibits | pathway | 1.00 |
| Blood-Brain Barrier | therapeutic_target | pathway | 1.00 |
| Parkinson | therapeutic_target | disease | 1.00 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEURODEGENERATION | biomarker_for | gene | 1.00 |
| ALZHEIMER | causes | gene | 1.00 |
| ALS | therapeutic_target | gene | 1.00 |
| CYTOKINES | therapeutic_target | gene | 1.00 |
| NRF2 | regulates | gene | 1.00 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | causes | gene | 1.00 |
| INFLAMMATION | therapeutic_target | gene | 1.00 |
| MICROGLIA | therapeutic_target | gene | 1.00 |
| TAU PATHOLOGY | associated_with | gene | 1.00 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| GAL | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| NF-ΚB | therapeutic_target | gene | 1.00 |
| CYTOKINES | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| AGING | inhibits | gene | 1.00 |
| MITOPHAGY | therapeutic_target | gene | 1.00 |
| COMPLEMENT | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | therapeutic_target | gene | 1.00 |
| MITOPHAGY | regulates | gene | 1.00 |
| NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES | biomarker_for | gene | 1.00 |
| APOPTOSIS | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| CANCER | therapeutic_target | gene | 1.00 |
| PI3K | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| P53 | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| AGING | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| GENES | therapeutic_target | gene | 1.00 |
| NRF2 | therapeutic_target | gene | 1.00 |
| AMPK | therapeutic_target | gene | 1.00 |
| MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION | therapeutic_target | gene | 1.00 |
| INFLAMMATION | regulates | gene | 1.00 |
| P53 | therapeutic_target | gene | 1.00 |
| MTOR | regulates | gene | 1.00 |
| PARKIN | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| BAX | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| MTOR | therapeutic_target | gene | 1.00 |
| OVERVIEW | therapeutic_target | gene | 1.00 |
| GFAP | biomarker_for | gene | 1.00 |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE | therapeutic_target | gene | 1.00 |
| MICROGLIA | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| OXIDATIVE STRESS | therapeutic_target | gene | 1.00 |
| PI3K | therapeutic_target | gene | 1.00 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| DNA | regulates | gene | 1.00 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| DNA | inhibits | gene | 1.00 |
| Stroke | associated_with | disease | 1.00 |
| AKT | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| AKT | therapeutic_target | gene | 1.00 |
| AMPK | activates | gene | 1.00 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | causes | gene | 1.00 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-26 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.735
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-15 | 0 hypotheses
epigenetics | 2026-04-15 | 0 hypotheses
neuroimmunology | 2026-04-15 | 1 hypotheses Top: 0.670
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-12 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death receptor 3: A paradoxical biomarker and therapeutic target in pan-cancer. [PMID:41605339] | Fang W, Du J, Xu Z, Liu Q, Liu Y et al. | Crit Rev Oncol Hematol | 2026 | 0 |
| Homocysteine as a biomarker in arthritis and depression: Evidence from NHANES an [PMID:41693749] | Deng C, He Z, Zhu X | SAGE Open Med | 2026 | 0 |
| The involvement of TNFRSF25 in age-related hearing loss. [PMID:41882185] | Roche MV, Tang PC, Yan D, De Marchena MR | Hum Genet | 2026 | 0 |
| Maternal immune activation perturbs intestinal niche through microbial glyceroph [PMID:41926285] | Chang H, Zhu X, Shen C, Xu X, Ni Y et al | Cell Rep | 2026 | 0 |
Multi-agent debates referencing this entity
closed · Rounds: 6 · Score: 0.95 · 2026-04-27
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.46 · 2026-04-27
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.59 · 2026-04-27
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.44 · 2026-04-27
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.46 · 2026-04-27
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 1.00 · 2026-04-26
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.50 · 2026-04-26
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.50 · 2026-04-26
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.50 · 2026-04-26
closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.81 · 2026-04-23
Hypotheses and analyses mentioning AGING in their description or question text
Score: 0.612 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-28
The question is likely underpowered or misleading unless analyses preserve the key strata: PD-. Averaging across these s
Score: 0.610 · neuroscience · 2026-04-22
## Mechanistic Overview Blocking Tau Packaging into Small Extracellular Vesicles via ESCRT-III Pathway starts from the c
Score: 0.608 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-28
The debate supports treating this as a validation program before ranking it as a therapy. Perturbation should move a pro
Score: 0.600 · unknown disease · 2026-04-26
A LASSO-optimized composite score integrating plasma GFAP, S100B, NFL, soluble PDGFR-β, and claudin-5 fragments to achie
Score: 0.587 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-04
## Mechanistic Overview TNFRSF25-Mediated Aging Exosome Pathway Inhibition starts from the claim that modulating TNFRSF2
Score: 0.563 · biomarkers · 2026-04-22
## Mechanistic Overview P2X7R PET Imaging for NLRP3 Inflammasome-Associated Priming starts from the claim that modulatin
Score: 0.512 · alzheimer · 2026-04-24
## Mechanistic Overview Myelin Breakdown-Amyloid Interaction Amplifies Cortical Aging-Neurodegeneration Overlap starts f
Score: 0.510 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-22
## Mechanistic Overview Targeted DNA Demethylation at the Klotho Locus via dCas9-TET1 Rescues Neuroprotective Klotho Exp
Score: 0.380 · alzheimers · 2026-04-27
A multi-axis transcriptomic Composite Aging Risk Score (CARS), integrating neuroinflammation, DAM activation, synaptic i
Score: 0.280 · unknown disease · 2026-04-27
Individuals with high AD polygenic risk score (PRS) show earlier onset and steeper progression of the mouse-defined tran
Score: 0.000 · unknown disease · 2026-04-28
Targeting cell type-specific aging signatures to restore coordinated cellular aging across brain cell types Debate prov
Score: 0.000 · unknown disease · 2026-04-28
Anti-inflammatory interventions targeting NF-κB and JAK/STAT pathways break the positive feedback loop between chronic n