Tryptophan metabolism as a pharmacological target

M Modoux, N Rolhion, S Mani, H Sokol - Trends in pharmacological …, 2021 - cell.com
L-Tryptophan is an essential amino acid required for protein synthesis. It undergoes an
extensive and complex metabolism along several pathways, resulting in many bioactive …

Neuroinflammation and the kynurenine pathway in CNS disease: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic implications

MN Mithaiwala, D Santana-Coelho, GA Porter… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) remain a significant health, social and
economic problem around the globe. The development of therapeutic strategies for CNS …

[HTML][HTML] Microbiota metabolites modulate the T helper 17 to regulatory T cell (Th17/Treg) imbalance promoting resilience to stress-induced anxiety-and depressive-like …

S Westfall, F Caracci, D Zhao, Q Wu, T Frolinger… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chronic stress disrupts immune homeostasis while gut microbiota-derived metabolites
attenuate inflammation, thus promoting resilience to stress-induced immune and behavioral …

Revolutionizing our understanding of Parkinson's disease: Dr. Heinz Reichmann's pioneering research and future research direction

M Tanaka, L Vécsei - Journal of Neural Transmission, 2024 - Springer
Millions of individuals around the world are afflicted with Parkinson's disease (PD), a
prevalent and incapacitating neurodegenerative disorder. Dr. Reichmann, a distinguished …

Kynurenine pathway in chronic kidney disease: what's old, what's new, and what's next?

A Mor, B Kalaska, D Pawlak - International Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Impaired kidney function and increased inflammatory process occurring in the course of
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) contribute to the development of complex amino-acid …

The kynurenine pathway as a potential target for neuropathic pain therapy design: from basic research to clinical perspectives

K Ciapała, J Mika, E Rojewska - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Accumulating evidence suggests the key role of the kynurenine pathway (KP) of the
tryptophan metabolism in the pathogenesis of several diseases. Despite extensive research …

New frontiers in flavin-dependent monooxygenases

RAG Reis, H Li, M Johnson, P Sobrado - Archives of Biochemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Flavin-dependent monooxygenases catalyze a wide variety of redox reactions in important
biological processes and are responsible for the synthesis of highly complex natural …

Kynurenine metabolism and alzheimer's disease: the potential targets and approaches

VK Sharma, TG Singh, NK Prabhakar… - Neurochemical Research, 2022 - Springer
Abstract l-tryptophan, an essential amino acid, regulates protein homeostasis and plays a
role in neurotransmitter-mediated physiological events. It also influences age-associated …

Tryptophan catabolism and inflammation: A novel therapeutic target for aortic diseases

T Ramprasath, YM Han, D Zhang, CJ Yu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Aortic diseases are the primary public health concern. As asymptomatic diseases,
abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and atherosclerosis are associated with high morbidity …

Kynurenine‐3‐monooxygenase (KMO): From its biological functions to therapeutic effect in diseases progression

Y Chen, J Zhang, Y Yang, K Xiang, H Li… - Journal of Cellular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Kynurenine‐3‐monooxygenase (KMO) is a mitochondrial enzyme involved in the
eukaryotic kynurenine pathway (KP), which is the major catabolic route of tryptophan. KMO …