The kynurenine pathway as a therapeutic target in cognitive and neurodegenerative disorders [PDF]
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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An expanding range of targets for kynurenine metabolites of tryptophan [PDF]
The kynurenine pathway of tryptophan metabolism accounts for most of the tryptophan that is not committed to protein synthesis and includes compounds active in the nervous and immune systems.
Darlington, L. Gail+2 more
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Kynurenine pathway inhibition reduces central nervous system inflammation in a model of human African trypanosomiasis [PDF]
Human African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, is caused by the protozoan parasites <i>Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense</i> or <i>Trypanosoma brucei gambiense</i>, and is a major cause of systemic and neurological disability ...
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Quinolinic acid: neurotoxicity [PDF]
This minireview series reviews some of the most recent findings about quinolinic acid's cellular toxicity and its implications in diseases such as HIV associated neurocognitive disorders, depressive disorders and schizophrenia, and finally therapeutic strategies with drugs able to interfere with quinolinic acid production and/or effects.
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Fathoming the kynurenine pathway in migraine: why understanding the enzymatic cascades is still critically important [PDF]
Kynurenine pathway, the quantitatively main branch of tryptophan metabolism, has been long been considered a source of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, although several of its products, the so-called kynurenines, are endowed with the capacity to ...
CURTO, MARTINA+4 more
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Variations in Quinolinic Acid Levels in Tuberculosis Patients with Diabetes Comorbidity: A Pilot Prospective Cohort Study [PDF]
Min Yang+7 more
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Kynurenines in the Pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis: Therapeutic Perspectives
Over the past years, an increasing amount of evidence has emerged in support of the kynurenine pathway’s (KP) pivotal role in the pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative, psychiatric, vascular and autoimmune diseases.
Tamás Biernacki+3 more
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There is an increasing interest in the pathophysiological role of the kynurenine pathway of tryptophan metabolism in the regulation of immune function and inflammation.
Arduino A. Mangoni+2 more
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Phytochemical treatments target kynurenine pathway induced oxidative stress
Objective: The objective of this paper was to link the phytochemical and metabolic research treating quinolinic acid induced oxidative stress in neurodegenerative disorders.
K. Parasram
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Microglial Dysregulation and Suicidality: A Stress-Diathesis Perspective
According to the stress-diathesis model of suicidal behavior, completed suicide depends on the interaction between psychosocial stressors and a trait-like susceptibility.
Paria Baharikhoob+7 more
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