Involvement of the kynurenine pathway in breast cancer: updates on clinical research and trials

HN Girithar, A Staats Pires, SB Ahn… - British Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Breast cancer (BrCa) is the leading cause of cancer incidence and mortality in women
worldwide. While BrCa treatment has been shown to be highly successful if detected at an …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the role of the kynurenine pathway in human breast cancer immunobiology

B Heng, CK Lim, DB Lovejoy, A Bessede, L Gluch… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Breast cancer (BrCa) is the leading cause of cancer related death in women. While current
diagnostic modalities provide opportunities for early medical intervention, significant …

Differential kynurenine pathway metabolism in highly metastatic aggressive breast cancer subtypes: beyond IDO1-induced immunosuppression

B Heng, AA Bilgin, DB Lovejoy, VX Tan… - Breast Cancer …, 2020 - Springer
Background Immunotherapy has recently been proposed as a promising treatment to stop
breast cancer (BrCa) progression and metastasis. However, there has been limited success …

The kynurenine pathway is a double-edged sword in immune-privileged sites and in cancer: implications for immunotherapy

JP Routy, B Routy, GM Graziani… - International Journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The term “immune privilege” was originally coined to describe the suppression of
inflammatory responses within organs protected by anatomic barriers, ie, the eyes, brain …

Involvement of Kynurenine Pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma

S Krishnamurthy, D Gilot, SB Ahn, V Lam, JS Shin… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The kynurenine pathway (KP) is a biochemical pathway that synthesizes
the vital coenzyme, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+). In cancer, the KP is …

The tryptophan–kynurenine pathway in immunomodulation and cancer metastasis

C Basson, JC Serem, YN Hlophe, P Bipath - Cancer Medicine, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The activation of the kynurenine pathway in cancer progression and metastasis
through immunomodulatory pathways has drawn attention to the potential for kynurenine …

The kynurenine pathway and cancer: why keep it simple when you can make it complicated

R Gouasmi, C Ferraro-Peyret, S Nancey, I Coste… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The kynurenine pathway has two main physiological roles:(i) it protects
specific organs such as the eyes and placenta from strong immune reactions and (ii) it …

The kynurenine pathway in stem cell biology

SP Jones, GJ Guillemin… - International Journal of …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
The kynurenine pathway (KP) is the main catabolic pathway of the essential amino acid
tryptophan. The KP has been identified to play a critical role in regulating immune responses …

The footprint of kynurenine pathway in every cancer: a new target for chemotherapy

M Ala - European Journal of Pharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment of cancers has always been a challenge for physicians. Typically,
several groups of anti-cancer medications are needed for effective management of an …

Involvement of the kynurenine pathway in human glioma pathophysiology

S Adams, C Teo, KL McDonald, A Zinger… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The kynurenine pathway (KP) is the principal route of L-tryptophan (TRP) catabolism leading
to the production of kynurenine (KYN), the neuroprotectants, kynurenic acid (KYNA) and …