Tryptophan is an essential plant-derived amino acid that is needed for the in vivo
biosynthesis of proteins. After consumption, it is metabolically transformed to bioactive …

Background Despite modern antiretroviral therapy (ART), people living with HIV (PLWH)
have increased relative risk of inflammatory-driven comorbidities, including cardiovascular …

Purpose In patients with obesity, micronutrient deficiencies have been reported both before
and after bariatric surgery (BS). Obesity is a chronic pro-inflammatory status, and …

Despite the availability of modern antiretroviral therapy (ART), neurocognitive impairment
persists among some persons with HIV (PWH). We investigated the role of exposure to four …

Purpose Weight regain after metabolic bariatric surgery is a common problem. Food
addiction is an eating disorder that can be one of the reasons for weight regain in these …

Background: To date, no data are available regarding the effects of probiotics on the
pathway of tryptophan/serotonin metabolism among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1 …

Current literature proposes associations between tryptophan metabolism and anaemia.
However, study cohorts are rather small and final conclusions are still lacking. Here, we …

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the performance of kynurenine/tryptophan
ratio for tuberculosis (TB) case-finding among antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naive people with …

Background Medical improvements and increased access to treatment have turned HIV from
a highly fatal disease into a treatable and controllable disease. With the improvement in …

Essential amino acids (EAAs) are involved in growth and development in children and
adolescents. This study was aimed at exploring the relationship between dietary EAA …