Kynurenines in the CNS: recent advances and new questions

L Vécsei, L Szalárdy, F Fülöp, J Toldi - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2013 - nature.com
Various pathologies of the central nervous system (CNS) are accompanied by alterations in
tryptophan metabolism. The main metabolic route of tryptophan degradation is the …

[HTML][HTML] Kynurenines in CNS disease: regulation by inflammatory cytokines

BM Campbell, E Charych, AW Lee… - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The kynurenine pathway (KP) metabolizes the essential amino acid tryptophan and
generates a number of neuroactive metabolites collectively called the kynurenines …

[HTML][HTML] Kynurenine pathway metabolomics predicts and provides mechanistic insight into multiple sclerosis progression

CK Lim, A Bilgin, DB Lovejoy, V Tan, S Bustamante… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Activation of the kynurenine pathway (KP) of tryptophan metabolism results from chronic
inflammation and is known to exacerbate progression of neurodegenerative disease. To …

The kynurenine pathway in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

S Erhardt, L Schwieler, S Imbeault, G Engberg - Neuropharmacology, 2017 - Elsevier
The kynurenine pathway of tryptophan degradation generates several neuroactive
compounds. Of those, kynurenic acid is an N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) and alpha7 …

A dialogue between the immune system and brain, spoken in the language of serotonin

NL Baganz, RD Blakely - ACS chemical neuroscience, 2013 - ACS Publications
Neuropsychiatric disorders have long been linked to both immune system activation and
alterations in serotonin (5-HT) signaling. In the CNS, the contributions of 5-HT modulate a …

Cytokine–serotonin interaction through IDO: a neurodegeneration hypothesis of depression

AM Myint, YK Kim - Medical hypotheses, 2003 - Elsevier
There are different theories and hypotheses related to the aetiology of depression. The
interaction between brain 5-HT level and the activity of its autoreceptors plays a role in mood …

Cytokine imbalance in the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder

YK Kim, KS Na, KH Shin, HY Jung, SH Choi… - Progress in Neuro …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: A substantial body of evidence indicates that dysregulation of the immune
system is associated with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Because most cytokines have …

The role of indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) in the pathophysiology of interferon-α-induced depression

MC Wichers, M Maes - Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, 2004 - jpn.ca
The mechanisms by which administration of interferon-α induces neuropsychiatric side
effects, such as depressive symptoms and changes in cognitive function, are not clear as …

[HTML][HTML] Current evidence for a role of the kynurenine pathway of tryptophan metabolism in multiple sclerosis

MD Lovelace, B Varney, G Sundaram… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The kynurenine pathway (KP) is the major metabolic pathway of the essential amino acid
tryptophan (TRP). Stimulation by inflammatory molecules, such as interferon-γ (IFN-γ), is the …

A review of the bioactivity of coffee, caffeine and key coffee constituents on inflammatory responses linked to depression

S Hall, B Desbrow, S Anoopkumar-Dukie… - Food Research …, 2015 - Elsevier
Coffee is a widely consumed beverage containing numerous biologically active constituents
predominantly belonging to the polyphenol and alkaloid classes. It has been established …