Interaction of GABA and Excitatory Amino Acids in the Basolateral Amygdala: Role in Cardiovascular Regulation [PDF]
, 1997 Activation of the amygdala in rats produces cardiovascular changes that include increases in heart rate and arterial pressure as well as behavioral changes characteristic of emotional arousal.
Cook, Jennifer C. +3 more
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Kynurenic acid blocks chemogenic nociception
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 1990 Abstract Previous studies have suggested a role of excitatory amino acids (EAA) in nociception. In the present study the effects of two antagonists of EAA-receptors on capsaicin-induced eye wipings were investigated. Intracisternally administered kynurenic acid, in contrast to intravenously administered MK-801, was found to effectively ...
M, Hajós, G, Engberg
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Obesity and cancer: existing and new hypotheses for a causal connection [PDF]
, 2018 Existing explanations of obesity-associated cancer emphasise direct mutagenic effects of dietary components or hormonal imbalance. Some of these hypotheses are reviewed briefly, but recent evidence suggests a major role for chronic inflammation in cancer
Darlington, L. Gail +2 more
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The kynurenine pathway as a therapeutic target in cognitive and neurodegenerative disorders [PDF]
, 2013 Understanding the neurochemical basis for cognitive function is one of the major goals of neuroscience, with a potential impact on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of a range of psychiatric and neurological disorders.
Akagbosu +172 more
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Improvement of kynurenine aminotransferase-II inhibitors guided by mimicking sulfate esters. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The mammalian kynurenine aminotransferase (KAT) enzymes are a family of related isoforms that are pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent, responsible for the irreversible transamination of kynurenine to kynurenic acid.
Gayan S Jayawickrama +3 more
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Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Refractory Epilepsy: Effects on Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines in Peripheral Blood [PDF]
, 2010 Objective: The vagus nerve has important immunological functions that may be relevant for its anticonvulsive action. We postulate that this anticonvulsive action is activated by a shift in the immune system resulting in a reduction of neurotoxic and an ...
Berfelo, M. W. +6 more
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Nicotinic α7 acetylcholine receptor-mediated currents are not modulated by the tryptophan metabolite kynurenic acid in adult hippocampal interneurons [PDF]
, 2011 The tryptophan metabolite, kynurenic acid (KYNA), is classically known to be an antagonist of ionotropic glutamate receptors.
Andrew L. Varnell +3 more
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npj Breast Cancer, 2021 Known modifiable risk factors account for a small fraction of premenopausal breast cancers. We investigated associations between pre-diagnostic circulating amino acid and amino acid-related metabolites (N = 207) and risk of breast cancer among ...
Oana A. Zeleznik +8 more
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The kynurenine pathway and the brain: challenges, controversies and promises [PDF]
, 2017 Research on the neurobiology of the kynurenine pathway has suffered years of relative obscurity because tryptophan degradation, and its involvement in both physiology and major brain diseases, was viewed almost exclusively through the lens of the well ...
Schwarcz, Robert, Stone, Trevor W.
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Cells, 2022 Glutamate-receptor-mediated hyperexcitability contributes to seizure generation in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Tryptophan–kynurenine pathway (TKP) metabolites regulate glutamate receptor activity under physiological conditions.
Soumil Dey +5 more
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