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Kynurenic acid and cancer: facts and controversies [PDF]
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2019 Abstract Kynurenic acid (KYNA) is an endogenous tryptophan metabolite exerting neuroprotective and anticonvulsant properties in the brain. However, its importance on the periphery is still not fully elucidated. KYNA is produced endogenously in various types of peripheral cells, tissues and by gastrointestinal microbiota.
Katarzyna Walczak +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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G protein-coupled receptor 35: an emerging target in inflammatory and cardiovascular disease [PDF]
, 2015 G protein-coupled receptor 35 (GPR35) is an orphan receptor, discovered in 1998, that has garnered interest as a potential therapeutic target through its association with a range of diseases.
Amanda E Mackenzie +4 more
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Kynurenic Acid and Kynurenine Aminotransferase in Heart [PDF]
Pediatric Research, 1997 Kynurenic acid (KYNA) is a tryptophan metabolite and represents the only known endogenous compound acting as an antagonist to excitatory amino acid receptors in the mammalian CNS. Blocking of these receptors in CNS by KYNA affects cardiac function.
H, Baran, G, Amann, B, Lubec, G, Lubec
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A reinforcing circuit action of extrasynaptic GABAA receptor modulators on cerebellar granule cell inhibition. [PDF]
, 2013 GABAA receptors (GABARs) are the targets of a wide variety of modulatory drugs which enhance chloride flux through GABAR ion channels. Certain GABAR modulators appear to acutely enhance the function of δ subunit-containing GABAR subtypes responsible for ...
Karakossian, Movses H +3 more
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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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G protein-coupled receptors not currently in the spotlight: free fatty acid receptor 2 and GPR35 [PDF]
, 2017 It is widely appreciated that G protein-coupled receptors have been the most successfully exploited class of targets for the development of small molecule medicines. Despite this, to date, less than 15% of the non-olfactory G protein-coupled receptors in
Milligan, Graeme
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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 gut-brain axis, BDNF, NMDA and CNS disorders [PDF]
, 2016 Gastro-intestinal (GI) microbiota and the ‘gut-brain axis’ are proving to be increasingly relevant to early brain development and the emergence of psychiatric disorders.
Maqsood, Raeesah, Stone, Trevor W.
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Metabolites, 2017 The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate sarcosine, uracil, and kynurenic acid in urine as potential biomarkers in prostate cancer detection and progression monitoring. Sarcosine, uracil, and kynurenic acid were measured in urine samples of 32 prostate
Georgios Gkotsos +6 more
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