The role of AhR in the hallmarks of brain aging: Friend and foe

ES Ojo, SA Tischkau - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), a ligand-activated transcription factor, has
been considered to be involved in aging phenotypes across several species. This receptor …

Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic significance of Tryptophan Metabolism and signaling in cancer

J Yan, D Chen, Z Ye, X Zhu, X Li, H Jiao, M Duan… - Molecular Cancer, 2024 - Springer
Tryptophan (Trp) metabolism involves three primary pathways: the kynurenine (Kyn)
pathway (KP), the 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin, 5-HT) pathway, and the indole pathway …

The Impact of C-3 Side Chain Modifications on Kynurenic Acid: A Behavioral Analysis of Its Analogs in the Motor Domain

D Martos, B Lőrinczi, I Szatmári, L Vécsei… - International journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The central nervous system (CNS) is the final frontier in drug delivery because of the blood–
brain barrier (BBB), which poses significant barriers to the access of most drugs to their …

[HTML][HTML] Gut microbiota-controlled tryptophan metabolism improves D-Gal/LPS-induced acute liver failure in C57BL/6 mice

Z Zheng, L Wu, Y Han, J Chen, S Zhu, Y Yao, B Wang… - Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Acute liver failure (ALF) has an abrupt onset with a frequently fatal outcome. Previous
studies have found that oral antibiotics prevent drug-induced liver injury in animal …

Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) metabolites analysis in endometriosis patients: a prospective observational translational study

S Angioni, F Congiu, SG Vitale, MN D'Alterio… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Endometriosis affects women of reproductive age, and its pathogenesis is still
unclear. Typically, it overlaps other similar medical and surgical conditions, determining a …

Leishmania major centrin knock-out parasites reprogram tryptophan metabolism to induce a pro-inflammatory response

T Oljuskin, N Azodi, G Volpedo, P Bhattacharya… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease that is prevalent in 90 countries, and yet no licensed
human vaccine exists against it. Toward control of leishmaniasis, we have developed …

Investigating the effects of IDO1, PTGS2, and TGF-β1 overexpression on immunomodulatory properties of hTERT-MSCs and their extracellular vesicles

A Haghighitalab, MM Matin, A Amin, S Minaee… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is out of the question. Yet,
recent drawbacks have resulted in a strategic shift towards the application of MSC-derived …

Crosstalk between metabolite production and signaling activity in breast cancer

C Çubuk, C Loucera, M Peña-Chilet… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The reprogramming of metabolism is a recognized cancer hallmark. It is well known that
different signaling pathways regulate and orchestrate this reprogramming that contributes to …

An investigation into the temporal reproducibility of tryptophan metabolite networks among healthy adolescents

K Oluwagbemigun, A Anesi, G Clarke… - International …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Tryptophan and its bioactive metabolites are associated with health conditions such as
systemic inflammation, cardiometabolic diseases, and neurodegenerative disorders. There …

Metabolomics combined with clinical analysis explores metabolic changes and potential serum metabolite biomarkers of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody …

S Liu, Q Xu, Y Wang, Y Lv, Q quan Liu - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Background Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is an
autoimmune systemic disease, and the majority of AAV patients have renal involvement …