Acute Psychological Stress Modulates the Expression of Enzymes Involved in the Kynurenine Pathway throughout Corticolimbic Circuits in Adult Male Rats [PDF]
Neural Plasticity, 2016 Tryptophan is an essential dietary amino acid that is necessary for protein synthesis, but also serves as the precursor for serotonin. However, in addition to these biological functions, tryptophan also serves as a precursor for the kynurenine pathway ...
Haley A. Vecchiarelli +2 more
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The tryptophan–kynurenine pathway in immunomodulation and cancer metastasis [PDF]
Cancer Medicine, 2023 Introduction The activation of the kynurenine pathway in cancer progression and metastasis through immunomodulatory pathways has drawn attention to the potential for kynurenine pathway inhibition.
Charlise Basson +3 more
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Modulation of Enzyme Activity in the Kynurenine Pathway by Kynurenine Monooxygenase Inhibition [PDF]
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2019 The kynurenine pathway is the major route for tryptophan metabolism in mammals. Several of the metabolites in the kynurenine pathway, however, are potentially toxic, particularly 3-hydroxykynurenine, 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid, and quinolinic acid ...
Robert S. Phillips +4 more
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The kynurenine pathway of tryptophan catabolism and schizophrenia [PDF]
Medicinski Podmladak, 2023 The development of new therapeutic options focused on the recovery of patients with schizophrenia is primarily conditioned by elucidating the biological underpinnings of the disorder.
Marković Miloš +2 more
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The kynurenine pathway in Alzheimer’s disease: a meta-analysis of central and peripheral levels [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 2023 Objective: Changes in the kynurenine pathway are recognized in psychiatric disorders, but their role in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is less clear. We aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine whether tryptophan and kynurenine ...
Brisa S. Fernandes +4 more
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Linking major depressive disorder pathogenesis with kynurenine pathway - a literature review
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2023 Introduction: Depressive disorders are a significant problem. They lead to suffering, loss of interest and may contribute to suicide attempts. Despite the large number of available medications, 10-35% of patients fail to achieve remission.
Dominik Szawica +4 more
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Kynurenine Pathway Metabolites as Potential Clinical Biomarkers in Coronary Artery Disease
Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Several risk factors including unhealthy lifestyle, genetic background, obesity, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, smoking, age, etc.
Renáta Gáspár +10 more
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Expression of the Kynurenine Pathway in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells: Implications for Inflammatory and Neurodegenerative Disease. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The kynurenine pathway is a fundamental mechanism of immunosuppression and peripheral tolerance. It is increasingly recognized as playing a major role in the pathogenesis of a wide variety of inflammatory, neurodegenerative and malignant disorders ...
Simon P Jones +8 more
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Kynurenines and Neurofilament Light Chain in Multiple Sclerosis
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021 Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune, demyelinating, and neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system. In recent years, it has been proven that the kynurenine system plays a significant role in the development of several nervous system ...
Dániel Pukoli +5 more
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The Kynurenine Pathway and Kynurenine 3-Monooxygenase Inhibitors
Molecules, 2022 Under normal physiological conditions, the kynurenine pathway (KP) plays a critical role in generating cellular energy and catabolizing tryptophan.
Tamera D. Hughes +4 more
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