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What mechanisms link neuroinflammation and microglial activation to hippocampal excitatory/inhibitory imbalance in ASD?

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While the abstract notes that neuroinflammation exacerbates ASD pathology through microglial activation, the specific mechanisms connecting this inflammatory response to the observed excitatory/inhibitory imbalance in hippocampal circuits are not explained. This mechanistic gap limits therapeutic targeting of neuroinflammation in ASD. Gap type: unexplained_observation Source paper: Review on the role of hippocampus in autism spectrum disorder: Recent insights into neuropathology, genetics, and emerging therapeutic strategies. (2026, Neurobiology of disease, PMID:41412318)

Priority: 0.76 Domain: neuroinflammation Hypotheses: 0
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Landscape Summary: What mechanisms link neuroinflammation and microglial activation to hippocampal excitatory/inhibitory imbalance in ASD? is a 0.76 priority gap in neuroinflammation. It has 0 linked hypotheses with average composite score 0.000. Status: open.

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Colonna, Sevlever, et al. (TREM2 biology)

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What mechanisms link neuroinflammation and microglial activation to hippocampal excitatory/inhibitory imbalance in ASD? — INVOKE-2 (completed)

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associated with (1)

IFN→ASD

causes (5)

ASD→INFLAMMATIONASD→GUT_MICROBIOTAASD→DEPRESSIONASD→ANXIETYASD→BBB_DYSFUNCTION

characterized by (1)

10.1007_s00702-023-02595-9→ASD

highlighted association at gastrointestinal level with (1)

33931583→ASD

inhibits (1)

ASD→CIRCADIAN_RHYTHM

showed association at brain level with (1)

33931583→ASD

showed association in cross-tissue analysis with (1)

33931583→ASD

would not be restricted to (1)

33931583→ASD
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