Indoleamine 2, 3 dioxygenase and metabolic control of immune responses

DH Munn, AL Mellor - Trends in immunology, 2013 - cell.com
Sustained access to nutrients is a fundamental biological need, especially for proliferating
cells, and controlling nutrient supply is an ancient strategy to regulate cellular responses to …

Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase and tolerance: where are we now?

AL Mellor, H Lemos, L Huang - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Cells expressing IDO suppress innate and adaptive immunity to promote tolerance by
catabolizing the amino acid tryptophan (Trp) and other indole compounds. Interferon type I …

The role of indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase in immune suppression and autoimmunity

JC Mbongue, DA Nicholas, TW Torrez, NS Kim… - Vaccines, 2015 - mdpi.com
Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) is the first and rate limiting catabolic enzyme in the
degradation pathway of the essential amino acid tryptophan. By cleaving the aromatic indole …

Indoleamine 2, 3 dioxygenase and regulation of T cell immunity

A Mellor - Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 2005 - Elsevier
Regulation of adaptive immune responses is critically important to allow the adaptive
immune system to eradicate infections while causing minimal collateral damage to infected …

Molecules in focus: indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase

NJC King, SR Thomas - The international journal of biochemistry & cell …, 2007 - Elsevier
Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) is a heme enzyme that initiates the oxidative
degradation of the least abundant, essential amino acid, l-tryptophan, along the kynurenine …

Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase regulation of immune response

H Wu, J Gong, Y Liu - Molecular medicine reports, 2018 - spandidos-publications.com
Abstract Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) catalyzes the initial and rate‑limiting step in the
degradation pathway of the essential amino acid tryptophan and is expressed by …

IDO in the tumor microenvironment: inflammation, counter-regulation, and tolerance

DH Munn, AL Mellor - Trends in immunology, 2016 - cell.com
Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) has immunoregulatory roles associated with tryptophan
metabolism. These include counter-regulation (controlling inflammation) and acquired …

Different partners, opposite outcomes: a new perspective of the immunobiology of indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase

C Orabona, MT Pallotta, U Grohmann - Molecular medicine, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO), a metabolic enzyme that catalyzes tryptophan
conversion into kynurenines, is a crucial regulator of immunity. Altered IDO activity is often …

Indoleamine 2, 3‐dioxygenase: from catalyst to signaling function

F Fallarino, U Grohmann… - European journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Control of tryptophan metabolism by indoleamine 2, 3‐dioxygenase (IDO) in dendritic cells
(DC s) is a highly versatile regulator of innate and adaptive immune responses. In acute …

The role of indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase in the induction of immune tolerance: focus on hematology

A Curti, S Trabanelli, V Salvestrini… - Blood, The Journal …, 2009 - ashpublications.org
The regulation of the interaction between the immune system and antigens, which may lead
to the induction of immune tolerance, is critical both under physiologic conditions and in …