concept

BRAINSTEM

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338Connections

0Hypotheses

0Analyses

50Outgoing

50Incoming

Summary

BRAINSTEM is a concept in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: co discussed, activates, interacts with. Associated with GLIOMA, TUMOR. Connected to 17 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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💡 Concept Info

Name	BRAINSTEM
Summary	Page for Brainstem
Key Genes/Proteins	GDNF, BDNF, IL-6, AMPK, TNF
Related Diseases	STROKE, ALS, NEUROPATHY, NEUROINFLAMMATION, MITOPHAGY

Wiki Pages (21)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    BRAINSTEM["<b>BRAINSTEM</b>"]
    BRAINSTEM -->|"activates"| FOXO3["FOXO3"]
    BRAINSTEM -->|"activates"| GRIA2["GRIA2"]
    BRAINSTEM -->|"activates"| MITOPHAGY["MITOPHAGY"]
    BRAINSTEM -->|"activates"| OPTN["OPTN"]
    BRAINSTEM -->|"activates"| PARKIN["PARKIN"]
    BRAINSTEM -->|"activates"| PINK1["PINK1"]
    BRAINSTEM -->|"activates"| UBIQUITIN["UBIQUITIN"]
    BRAINSTEM -->|"interacts"| NEURON["NEURON"]
    BRAINSTEM -->|"interacts"| NEURONS["NEURONS"]
    XBP1["XBP1"] -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    MYO7A["MYO7A"] -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    UBIQUITIN -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    ATF3["ATF3"] -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    OPTN -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    PRKN["PRKN"] -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    MITOPHAGY -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    HSPD1["HSPD1"] -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    TOMM20["TOMM20"] -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    FOXO3 -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    HSP60["HSP60"] -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM
    PARKIN -->|"expressed in"| BRAINSTEM

Outgoing (98)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
STROKE	protects_against	disease	0.70
IL-6	treats	gene	0.65
SPINAL CORD	protects_against	brain_region	0.65
SPINAL CORD	inhibits	brain_region	0.65
DEFERIPRONE	activates	drug	0.65
NEUROPATHY	causes	disease	0.65
NEUROINFLAMMATION	regulates	phenotype	0.65
FOXO3	activates	gene	0.60
GRIA2	activates	gene	0.60
OPTN	activates	gene	0.60
PARKIN	activates	gene	0.60
PINK1	activates	gene	0.60
UBIQUITIN	activates	gene	0.60
NEURON	interacts_with	cell_type	0.60
NEURONS	interacts_with	cell_type	0.60
CANCER	causes	disease	0.60
CORTEX	targets	brain_region	0.60
NEURODEGENERATION	causes	disease	0.60
CORTEX	expressed_in	brain_region	0.60
NEURODEGENERATION	implicated_in	phenotype	0.60
ASTROCYTES	targets	cell_type	0.60
FOXO3	co_discussed	entity	0.50
GLUTAMATE	co_discussed	entity	0.50
MITOCHONDRIA	co_discussed	entity	0.50
NEURON	co_discussed	entity	0.50
NEURONS	co_discussed	entity	0.50
PRION-LIKE	co_discussed	entity	0.50
GLUTAMATE	activates	concept	0.50
NUCLEUS	associated_with	concept	0.50
SYNUCLEIN	associated_with	concept	0.50
α-SYNUCLEIN	associated_with	concept	0.50
Cachexia	activates	disease	0.50
CYTOKINE	activates	concept	0.50
DOPAMINE	protects_against	concept	0.50
CYTOKINE	protects_against	concept	0.50
GENE EXPRESSION	expressed_in	concept	0.50
HCRT	inhibits	concept	0.50
THALAMUS	associated_with	concept	0.50
AQP4	associated_with	gene	0.50
APP	associated_with	gene	0.50
GFAP	associated_with	gene	0.50
RILUZOLE	associated_with	drug	0.50
STROKE	associated_with	disease	0.50
CYTOKINES	associated_with	phenotype	0.50
GDNF	associated_with	gene	0.45
UBIQUITIN	associated_with	protein	0.45
GLUTAMATE	associated_with	phenotype	0.45
PARKIN	associated_with	gene	0.45
PINK1	associated_with	gene	0.45
FOXO3	associated_with	gene	0.45

Incoming (240)

Source	Relation	Type	Str
GDNF	activates	gene	0.70
GDNF	treats	gene	0.70
BDNF	protects_against	gene	0.70
BDNF	inhibits	gene	0.70
ALS	stabilizes	disease	0.70
MITOPHAGY	treats	phenotype	0.65
AMPK	inhibits	gene	0.65
TNF	targets	gene	0.65
TNF	produces	gene	0.65
ACHE	causes	gene	0.60
RASAGILINE	protects_against	drug	0.60
RASAGILINE	inhibits	drug	0.60
NEURONS	depleted_in	cell_type	0.55
MITOCHONDRIA	activates	cell_type	0.50
OPTN	activates	gene	0.50
PARKIN	activates	gene	0.50
PTEN	activates	gene	0.50
PINK1	activates	gene	0.50
MAP1LC3B	activates	gene	0.50
MYO7A	activates	gene	0.50
PRKN	activates	gene	0.50
XBP1	activates	gene	0.50
GRIA2	activates	gene	0.50
USP30	activates	gene	0.50
HSPD1	activates	gene	0.50
TOMM20	activates	gene	0.50
FOXO3	activates	gene	0.50
CYTOCHROME C	activates	protein	0.50
OPTINEURIN	activates	protein	0.50
UBIQUITIN	activates	protein	0.50
HSP60	activates	protein	0.50
LC3B	activates	protein	0.50
COX4I1	activates	gene	0.50
mitophagy	activates	pathway	0.50
BDNF	associated_with	gene	0.50
GFRAL	associated_with	gene	0.50
NEURONS	associated_with	concept	0.50
GLP1R	associated_with	concept	0.50
GDNF	inhibits	gene	0.50
GFRAL	inhibits	gene	0.50
NEURONS	inhibits	concept	0.50
GLP1R	inhibits	concept	0.50
Prion	associated_with	protein	0.50
TUMOR	associated_with	disease	0.50
Glioma	associated_with	disease	0.50
cancer	activates	disease	0.50
IL-6	protects_against	protein	0.50
aging	expressed_in	phenotype	0.50
SYNAPSE	associated_with	concept	0.50
Cortex	inhibits	brain_region	0.50

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

Hypothesis	Score	Disease	Analysis
No targeting hypotheses

Mentioning Analyses (0)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

No analyses mention this entity

Related Papers (0)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMID	Authors	Journal	Year	Citations
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BRAINSTEM

Understanding Entity Pages

Summary

Wiki Pages (21)

Brainstem

cbs-psp-daily-action-plan

Personalized Treatment Plan — Atypical Parkinsonism (CBS/PSP)

Clinical Management Guide for CBS/PSP

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)

Corticobasal Syndrome (CBS)

Novel Therapy Index

Parkinson's Disease

Sleep and Circadian Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease

CBS/PSP Supplements Guide

Atypical Parkinsonism

Device Therapies Comparison for CBS/PSP

calcium-dysregulation-comparison

Section 148: Advanced Nutritional Biochemistry in CBS/PSP

Alpha-Synuclein Pathology

Myoclonus and Cortical Hyperexcitability in Corticobasal Syndrome

Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD)

nhp-validation-animal-model

nimodipine-als