Opioid Modulation of Major Neurotransmitter Systems: Acute, Chronic, and Withdrawal Effects
Opioids are widely used but also frequently misused drugs that affect multiple neurotransmitter systems, including dopaminergic, glutamatergic, GABAergic, serotonergic, and cholinergic pathways. Opioid‐induced neuroadaptations depend on the duration of drug exposure, with distinct changes also emerging following drug discontinuation.
Daniela Novakova +2 more
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Editorial Comment on "Stage-Dependent Changes in Kynurenine Pathway Enzyme Expression Suggest Immune-Related Involvement in Bladder Cancer Progression": Rethinking the Tryptophan-Kynurenine Pathway in Urological Cancer Immunotherapy. [PDF]
Almulla AF, Zhang Y, Maes M.
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The tryptophan prenyltransferase ComQ from Bacillus subtilis 168 can prenylate daptomycin at Trp1
ComQ168 from Bacillus subtilis 168 catalyzes C‐terminal tryptophan farnesylation of ComX to generate a competence‐inducing pheromone. Recombinant ComQ168 also modifies cyclic peptides, including Daptomycin, likely at the N‐terminal tryptophan. Structural modeling highlights a C‐terminal binding region, supporting substrate promiscuity and establishing ...
Yanli Xu +2 more
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Tryptophan metabolism and erectile dysfunction: pathophysiological insights into kynurenine pathway dysregulation. [PDF]
Özdemi̇r M +4 more
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Methionine Regulates Antitumour Function of CD8+ T Cells Through Polyamine Synthesis
Methionine restriction in vitro enhances CD8+ T cell effector function by suppressing polyamine synthesis and progressively induces the co‐expression of PD‐1 and TIM‐3. Consistently, sustained dietary methionine restriction diminishes the efficacy of adoptive T cell therapy (ACT) and promotes the expression of terminal exhaustion‐associated markers ...
Tian Zhao +16 more
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In this study, we revealed the disturbed metabolic status of circulating and tumour‐infiltrating CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in melanoma patients through targeted metabolomic and lipidomic (on sorted subsets) and at single cell level using the SCENITH method.
Hugo Brouque +11 more
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Epilepsy as a Disorder of Neuroimmune Metabolism: The Kynurenine Pathway as a Link Between Cognitive and Psychiatric Dysfunction. [PDF]
Stone TW, Clanchy FIL, Williams RO.
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A single exercise session transiently modulates systemic kynurenine pathway metabolism. Immediately after exercise, tryptophan decreases while kynurenine, KYN/TRP, kynurenic acid, and quinolinic acid increase. During recovery, lower tryptophan, higher KYN/TRP, and kynurenic acid remain.
Marcus Vinicius dos Santos Rangel +7 more
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The kynurenine pathway in RNA virus infection: immunometabolic control of antiviral defense and viral persistence. [PDF]
Calderón-Sandate DN +10 more
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Association Between Kynurenine Pathway and Cerebellar Microstructure in Bipolar Disorder With Childhood Trauma. [PDF]
Yin M +9 more
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