A lower effective dose may exist in a sleep-fragmented subgroup if the beneficial mechanism is indirect, via improved slow-wave sleep rather than direct ISR rescue. This is clinically feasible and testable, but current support is stronger for symptomatic sleep benefit than for true disease modification.
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Curated Mechanism Pathway
Curated pathway diagram from expert analysis
flowchart TD
A["CSF Arterial Inflow Periarterial Space"]
B["AQP4 on Astrocyte Endfeet Perivascular Polarization"]
C["Glymphatic Flow ISF Convective Clearance"]
D["Abeta/Tau Efflux Perivenous Drainage"]
E["Lymphatic Outflow Cervical Lymph Nodes"]
F["AQP4 Mislocalization in AD/Aging"]
G["Reduced ISF Clearance Aggregate Accumulation"]
A --> B
B --> C
C --> D
D --> E
F -.->|"impairs"| C
F --> G
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7 citations7 with PMIDValidation: 0%4 supporting / 3 opposing
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Abstract
Low-dose trazodone improved sleep parameters in pa…
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