Kynurenic acid: the Janus-faced role of an immunomodulatory tryptophan metabolite and its link to pathological conditions

E Wirthgen, A Hoeflich, A Rebl, J Günther - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Tryptophan metabolites are known to participate in the regulation of many cells of the
immune system and are involved in various immune-mediated diseases and disorders …

The tryptophan catabolite or kynurenine pathway in COVID-19 and critical COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AF Almulla, T Supasitthumrong… - BMC Infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is accompanied by activated
immune-inflammatory pathways and oxidative stress, which both induce indoleamine-2, 3 …

The tryptophan-kynurenine metabolic system is suppressed in cuprizone-induced model of demyelination simulating progressive multiple sclerosis

H Polyák, Z Galla, N Nánási, EK Cseh, C Rajda… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease with a unique pattern, which is
histologically classified into the subpial type 3 lesions in the autopsy. The lesion is also …

[HTML][HTML] The kynurenine connection: How exercise shifts muscle tryptophan metabolism and affects energy homeostasis, the immune system, and the brain

KS Martin, M Azzolini, JL Ruas - American Journal of …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Tryptophan catabolism through the kynurenine pathway generates a variety of bioactive
metabolites. Physical exercise can modulate kynurenine pathway metabolism in skeletal …

[HTML][HTML] The tryptophan catabolite or kynurenine pathway in major depressive and bipolar disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis

AF Almulla, Y Thipakorn, A Vasupanrajit… - Brain, behavior, & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background There is now evidence that affective disorders including major depressive
disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BD) are mediated by immune-inflammatory and nitro …

Kynurenine pathway metabolites in Alzheimer's disease

LM Giil, Ø Midttun, H Refsum, A Ulvik… - Journal of …, 2017 - content.iospress.com
Background: Metabolites of tryptophan, produced via the kynurenine pathway (kynurenines),
have been linked to Alzheimer's disease (AD) in small cohorts with conflicting results …

Physiological roles of tryptophan in teleosts: current knowledge and perspectives for future studies

SM Hoseini, A Pérez‐Jiménez, B Costas… - Reviews in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Tryptophan is an essential amino acid with a huge functional versatility, in addition to its
participation in protein synthesis. Because of the complexity of its metabolism, and the …

Kynurenine pathway metabolites and enzymes involved in redox reactions

DG Esquivel, D Ramírez-Ortega, B Pineda, N Castro… - …, 2017 - Elsevier
Oxido-reduction reactions are a fundamental part of the life due to support many vital
biological processes as cellular respiration and glucose oxidation. In the redox reactions …

Kynurenines in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis: Therapeutic perspectives

T Biernacki, D Sandi, K Bencsik, L Vécsei - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

Free radical scavenging potency of quercetin catecholic colonic metabolites: Thermodynamics of 2H+/2e− processes

A Amić, B Lučić, V Stepanić, Z Marković, S Marković… - Food chemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Reaction energetics of the double (2H+/2e−), ie, the first 1H+/1e−(catechol→ phenoxyl
radical) and the second 1H+/1e−(phenoxyl radical→ quinone) free radical scavenging …