Immune control by amino acid catabolism during tumorigenesis and therapy

H Lemos, L Huang, GC Prendergast… - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2019 - nature.com
Immune checkpoints arise from physiological changes during tumorigenesis that
reprogramme inflammatory, immunological and metabolic processes in malignant lesions …

Neuroinflammation and comorbidity of pain and depression

AK Walker, A Kavelaars, CJ Heijnen, R Dantzer - Pharmacological reviews, 2014 - ASPET
Comorbid depression and chronic pain are highly prevalent in individuals suffering from
physical illness. Here, we critically examine the possibility that inflammation is the common …

Psychological processing in chronic pain: a neural systems approach

LE Simons, I Elman, D Borsook - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Our understanding of chronic pain involves complex brain circuits that include sensory,
emotional, cognitive and interoceptive processing. The feed-forward interactions between …

Gut microbiota is critical for the induction of chemotherapy-induced pain

S Shen, G Lim, Z You, W Ding, P Huang, C Ran… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Chemotherapy-induced pain is a dose-limiting condition that affects 30% of patients
undergoing chemotherapy. We found that gut microbiota promotes the development of …

[PDF][PDF] Tryptophan-kynurenine pathway is dysregulated in inflammation, and immune activation

Q Wang, D Liu, P Song, MH Zou - Front Biosci (Landmark Ed), 2015 - researchgate.net
The kynurenine (Kyn) pathway is the major route for tryptophan (Trp) metabolism, and it
contributes to several fundamental biological processes. Trp is constitutively oxidized by …

Neuroplasticity underlying the comorbidity of pain and depression

L Doan, T Manders, J Wang - Neural plasticity, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Acute pain induces depressed mood, and chronic pain is known to cause depression.
Depression, meanwhile, can also adversely affect pain behaviors ranging from …

Role of inflammation in suicide: from mechanisms to treatment

L Brundin, EY Bryleva… - …, 2017 - nature.com
Suicidal behavior is complex and manifests because of a confluence of diverse factors. One
such factor involves dysregulation of the immune system, which has been linked to the …

How to study anxiety and depression in rodent models of chronic pain?

M Kremer, LJ Becker, M Barrot… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mood disorders such as depression and anxiety are frequently observed in patients
suffering from chronic pain. Over time, different tests and models have been developed in …

Inflammation‐driven brain and gut barrier dysfunction in stress and mood disorders

E Doney, A Cadoret, L Dion‐Albert… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Regulation of emotions is generally associated exclusively with the brain. However, there is
evidence that peripheral systems are also involved in mood, stress vulnerability vs …

A role for inflammatory metabolites as modulators of the glutamate N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor in depression and suicidality

C Bay-Richter, KR Linderholm, CK Lim… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Patients with depression and suicidality suffer from low-grade
neuroinflammation. Pro-inflammatory cytokines activate indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase, an …