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PRION DISEASE

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246Connections
0Hypotheses
1Analyses
9Outgoing
29Incoming

Summary

PRION DISEASE is a concept in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: co discussed, causes, regulates. Associated with ALZHEIMER, ALZHEIMER'S, AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS. Connected to 20 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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💡 Concept Info
NamePRION DISEASE
Key Genes/ProteinsSLC6A3, SNCA, UBIQUITIN, PARKIN, CYP46A1
Related DiseasesNEURODEGENERATION, ISCHEMIA, ALZHEIMER'S, HUNTINGTON'S, PARKINSON'S
Related PathwaysUNFOLDED PROTEIN RESPONSE

Wiki Pages (20)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

calcium-dysregulation-comparison

mechanism · 6468 words

Alpha-Synuclein Pathology

mechanism · 6288 words

NRF2 Oxidative Stress Pathway

mechanism · 5315 words

GSK-3β in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 5020 words

Tau Spreading Mechanism

mechanism · 4818 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    PRION_DISEASE["<b>PRION DISEASE</b>"]
    PRION_DISEASE -->|"expressed in"| Amyloid["Amyloid"]
    PRION_DISEASE -->|"regulates"| Cell_Cycle["Cell Cycle"]
    oxidative_stress["oxidative stress"] -->|"causes"| PRION_DISEASE
    CX3CR1["CX3CR1"] -->|"contributes to"| PRION_DISEASE
    TREM2["TREM2"] -->|"contributes to"| PRION_DISEASE
    PI3K["PI3K"] -->|"regulates"| PRION_DISEASE
    AKT["AKT"] -->|"regulates"| PRION_DISEASE
    PARKINSON_S_DISEASE["PARKINSON'S DISEASE"] -->|"regulates"| PRION_DISEASE
    PARKINSON["PARKINSON"] -->|"regulates"| PRION_DISEASE
    SYNAPSE["SYNAPSE"] -->|"regulates"| PRION_DISEASE
    AMYOTROPHIC_LATERAL_SCLEROSIS["AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS"] -->|"causes"| PRION_DISEASE
    MICROGLIA["MICROGLIA"] -->|"activates"| PRION_DISEASE
    GENES["GENES"] -->|"activates"| PRION_DISEASE

Outgoing (49)

TargetRelationTypeStr
NEURODEGENERATIONcausesdisease0.65
UNFOLDED PROTEIN RESPONSEproducespathway0.65
UNFOLDED PROTEIN RESPONSEcausespathway0.65
SLC6A3associated_withgene0.60
SNCAassociated_withgene0.60

Incoming (197)

SourceRelationTypeStr
NEURONaccumulates_incell_type0.65
NEURODEGENERATIONinteracts_withdisease0.65
ISCHEMIAinhibitsdisease0.65
ISCHEMIAcausesdisease0.65
ALZHEIMER'Scausesdisease0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
No targeting hypotheses

Mentioning Analyses (1)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Why does Metformin fail to delay CJD progression despite improving anti-aging ha

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-14 | 0 hypotheses

Related Papers (0)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

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