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Synthesis of New C-3 Substituted Kynurenic Acid Derivatives

Molecules, 2020
The application of kynurenic acid (KYNA) as an electron-rich aromatic system in the modified Mannich reaction has been examined. The extension possibility of the reaction was tested by using amines occurring in a number of bioactive products, such as ...
Bálint Lőrinczi, Antal Csámpai, Ferenc Fülöp, István Szatmári   +3 more
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Altered Cerebrospinal Fluid Tryptophan–Kynurenine Pathway Metabolism in Multiple System Atrophy

Movement Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Alterations in tryptophan–kynurenine (TRP‐KYN) metabolism, which is associated with neuroinflammation, remain unclear in multiple system atrophy (MSA). Objective The aim was to investigate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) TRP metabolites in MSA and their associations with other biomarkers.
Ryunosuke Nagao, Kazuya Kawabata, Yasuaki Mizutani, Sayuri Shima, Akihiro Ueda, Mizuki Ito, Yasuhiro Maeda, Akihiro Mouri, Hirohisa Watanabe   +8 more
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Kynurenic Acid in Plasma and Endometrium in Bitches with Pyometra [PDF]

Inflammation, 2012
Kynurenic acid (KYNA) is produced enzymatically in humans and animals from kynurenine. Reports concerning changes of kynurenine metabolism during inflammation are available in the literature. Pyometra is a pathological condition characterized by the accumulation of pus in the uterine lumen and bacterial infection.
Dąbrowski, Roman, Tomasz Kocki, Szczubiał, Marek, Wojciech Dąbrowski, Jolanta Parada-Turska*   +4 more
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Similarity Between the Action of Pteridines and Tryptophan Metabolites on Lipid Metabolism

Pteridines, 1999
Incorporation of fatty acids into phospholipids has been investigated using samples of rat liver tissue homogenate, Krebs-Ringer-phosphate buffer (pH=7.4) containing 0.3% albumin, fatty acid mixture and glycerol. The addition of anthranilic acid (2.2 and
Rudzite Vera, Jurika Edite, Widner Bernhard, Fuchs Dietmar   +3 more
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An Experimental Study on the Protective Effect of Memantine in Noise‐Induced Hearing Loss

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study examined the potential protective effects of memantine, an N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, against acoustic trauma (AT) in guinea pigs, using electrophysiological and histopathological analyses. Methods Thirty guinea pigs with normal hearing were divided into six groups (n = 5 per group): Group 1 (control),
Begüm Arda, Selis Gülseven Güven, Erdoğan Bulut, Murat Arslan, Özlem Tuğce Çilingir‐Kaya, Abdullah Taş, Recep Yağız   +6 more
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Kaempferol Protects Intestinal Health in Chinese Forest Musk Deer Possibly by Regulating Intestinal Microbiota and Inhibiting the NF‐κB/NLRP3 Signaling Pathway

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Kaempferol modulates the tryptophan metabolism pathway by increasing the abundances of Christensenellaceae R7 group, Bacteroides, and Blautia and reducing that of Rikenellaceae RC9 gut group, thereby significantly increasing the levels of ILA and IAA. This process inhibits the activation of NF‐κB/NLRP3 signaling pathway, reduces pro‐inflammatory factor
Xiangyu Liu, Zhanjun Ren, Xiuzhu Sun, Shuhui Wang   +3 more
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The inimitable kynurenic acid: The roles of different ionotropic receptors in the action of kynurenic acid at a spinal level

Brain Research Bulletin, 2015
Kynurenic acid (KYNA) is a neuroactive metabolite that interacts with NMDA, AMPA/kainate and alpha 7 nicotinic receptors. The goal of this study was to clarify the roles of these receptors in the action of KYNA at a spinal level by using highly specific receptor antagonists alone or in triple combinations.
Gabor Tuboly, Lilla Tar, Zsuzsanna Bohar, Arpad Safrany-Fark, Zita Petrovszki, Gabriella Kekesi, Laszlo Vecsei, Arpad Pardutz, Gyongyi Horvath   +8 more
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Perturbations of tryptophan catabolism via the kynurenine pathway are associated with stage 2 postoperative outcomes in single ventricle heart disease

Physiological Reports
Preliminary evidence suggests perturbations of the kynurenine pathway (KP) of tryptophan metabolism in infants with single ventricle heart disease (SVHD). In 72 infants with SVHD undergoing stage 2 palliation (S2P) and 41 controls, we quantified serum KP
Jennifer Romanowicz, Sierra Niemiec, Ludmila Khailova, Tanner Lehmann, Christopher A. Mancuso, Max B. Mitchell, Gareth J. Morgan, Mark Twite, Michael V. DiMaria, Jelena Klawitter, Jesse A. Davidson, Benjamin S. Frank   +11 more
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Inhibition of kynurenine 3‐monooxygenase (KMO) reduces fentanyl and sucrose intake and relapse‐like behaviour in rats

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Purpose Opioid use disorder, particularly involving fentanyl, poses major challenges due to high relapse rates and limited effectiveness of pharmacotherapies. The kynurenine pathway has emerged as a target for addiction treatment through its modulation of glutamatergic and dopaminergic neurotransmission.
Carlos Núñez‐de la Calle, Lluna Careaga, Stefanie Malan‐Müller, Álvaro del Río‐García, Yaiza Trueba, Leticia Gil de Biedma‐Elduayen, Nuria Morales‐Puerto, Rebeca Vidal, Åsa Wiman, Sophie Erhardt, María Dolores Gutiérrez‐López, Esther O'Shea, María Isabel Colado   +12 more
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Potentiation effects of the positive allosteric modulator PTC‐174 on NMDA receptors in neonatal male rat substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Purpose Positive allosteric modulators bind to secondary binding sites on the receptor and alter receptor conformation and activation, changing agonist potency and efficacy. PTC‐174 is a novel NMDA receptor positive allosteric modulator that particularly enhances activity of receptors containing GluN2C or GluN2D subunits.
Bangyuan Liu, Alasdair J. Gibb
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