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kynurenic acid and Alzheimer Disease

kynurenic acid has been researched along with Alzheimer Disease in 24 studies

Kynurenic Acid: A broad-spectrum excitatory amino acid antagonist used as a research tool.
kynurenic acid : A quinolinemonocarboxylic acid that is quinoline-2-carboxylic acid substituted by a hydroxy group at C-4.

Alzheimer Disease: A degenerative disease of the BRAIN characterized by the insidious onset of DEMENTIA. Impairment of MEMORY, judgment, attention span, and problem solving skills are followed by severe APRAXIAS and a global loss of cognitive abilities. The condition primarily occurs after age 60, and is marked pathologically by severe cortical atrophy and the triad of SENILE PLAQUES; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; and NEUROPIL THREADS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1049-57)

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Memantine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, reduces the clinical deterioration in moderate-to-severe Alzheimer disease (AD) for which other treatments are not available."3.72Memantine inhibits and reverses the Alzheimer type abnormal hyperphosphorylation of tau and associated neurodegeneration. ( Grundke-Iqbal, I; Haque, N; Iqbal, K; Li, L; Sengupta, A, 2004)
"Boosting KYNA levels, through interference with the KP enzymes or through application of prodrugs/analogs with high bioavailability and potency, is a promising clinical approach."2.82Kynurenic acid in neurodegenerative disorders-unique neuroprotection or double-edged sword? ( Ostapiuk, A; Urbanska, EM, 2022)
"Kynurenic acid (KYNA) is an endogenous antagonist of NMDA receptors which has been demonstrated under experimental conditions to be neuroprotective."2.53Memantine and Kynurenic Acid: Current Neuropharmacological Aspects. ( Majláth, Z; Toldi, J; Török, N; Vécsei, L, 2016)
"Kynurenic acid (KYNA) is a potential biomarker candidate for this purpose."1.62Kynurenic Acid Electrochemical Immunosensor: Blood-Based Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease. ( Marco, MP; Marrugo-Ramírez, J; Mir, M; Rodríguez-Núñez, M; Samitier, J, 2021)
"elegans model of Alzheimer's disease."1.62Two human metabolites rescue a C. elegans model of Alzheimer's disease via a cytosolic unfolded protein response. ( Casford, S; Chia, S; Dobson, CM; Habchi, J; Joshi, P; Labbadia, J; Limbocker, R; Mannini, B; Perni, M; Vendruscolo, M, 2021)
"Kynurenic acid (KYNA) is a product of the tryptophan (TRP) metabolism via the kynurenine pathway (KP)."1.56Kynurenic Acid Levels are Increased in the CSF of Alzheimer's Disease Patients. ( Antequera, D; Arjona, JAM; Bartolome, F; Bisa, AL; Carro, E; Domínguez, E; González-Sánchez, M; Jiménez, J; Llamas-Velasco, S; Marco, MP; Martín, AH; Munain, AL; Narváez, A; Pérez-Martínez, DA; Rodríguez-Núñez, M; Villarejo-Galende, A, 2020)
"However, in Alzheimer's disease (AD), NSCs lose plasticity and thus possible regenerative capacity."1.483D Culture Method for Alzheimer's Disease Modeling Reveals Interleukin-4 Rescues Aβ42-Induced Loss of Human Neural Stem Cell Plasticity. ( Antos, CL; Bhattarai, P; Brandt, K; Bray, L; Celikkaya, H; Chen, X; Cosacak, MI; Dahl, A; Freudenberg, U; Friedrichs, J; He, S; Hollak, H; Kizil, C; Kurth, T; Lin, W; Mashkaryan, V; Papadimitriou, C; Thomas, AK; Werner, C; Zhang, Y, 2018)
"In a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, JM6 prevents spatial memory deficits, anxiety-related behavior, and synaptic loss."1.37Kynurenine 3-monooxygenase inhibition in blood ameliorates neurodegeneration. ( Adame, A; Andrews-Zwilling, Y; Flik, G; Giorgini, F; Guidetti, P; Hsieh, EW; Huang, SY; Huang, Y; Laue, G; Lee, J; Louie, JY; Masliah, E; Moussaoui, S; Muchowski, JM; Muchowski, PJ; Notarangelo, FM; Patrick, C; Rassoulpour, A; Sathyasaikumar, KV; Scearce-Levie, K; Schwarcz, R; Truong, J; Wu, HQ; Wu, T; Zwilling, D, 2011)
"The kynurenine pathway (KP) is a major route of tryptophan metabolism."1.36Kynurenine and its metabolites in Alzheimer's disease patients. ( Bien, B; Gulaj, E; Pawlak, D; Pawlak, K, 2010)
"Galantamine, a drug used to treat Alzheimer's disease, is a nicotinic allosteric potentiating ligand, and kynurenic acid (KYNA), a neuroactive metabolite of the kynurenine pathway, is an endogenous noncompetitive inhibitor of alpha7* nicotinic receptors (nAChRs) [the asterisk next to the nAChR subunit is intended to indicate that the exact subunit composition of the receptor is not known (Pharmacol Rev 51:397-401, 1999)]."1.34Competitive antagonism between the nicotinic allosteric potentiating ligand galantamine and kynurenic acid at alpha7* nicotinic receptors. ( Albuquerque, EX; Lopes, C; Njar, V; Pereira, EF; Purushottamachar, P; Schwarcz, R; Wu, HQ, 2007)
"L-kynurenine (L-KYN) serves as a substrate for the synthesis of neurotoxic 3-OH-kynurenine (3-OH-KYN) and neuroprotective kynurenic acid (KYNA)."1.30Kynurenine metabolism in Alzheimer's disease. ( Baran, H; Deecke, L; Jellinger, K, 1999)

Research

Studies (24)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's2 (8.33)18.2507
2000's4 (16.67)29.6817
2010's9 (37.50)24.3611
2020's9 (37.50)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Siddiqui, T1
Bhattarai, P2
Popova, S1
Cosacak, MI2
Sariya, S1
Zhang, Y2
Mayeux, R1
Tosto, G1
Kizil, C2
Ostapiuk, A1
Urbanska, EM1
Almulla, AF1
Supasitthumrong, T1
Amrapala, A1
Tunvirachaisakul, C1
Jaleel, AKA1
Oxenkrug, G1
Al-Hakeim, HK1
Maes, M1
Fathi, M1
Vakili, K1
Yaghoobpoor, S1
Tavasol, A1
Jazi, K1
Hajibeygi, R1
Shool, S1
Sodeifian, F1
Klegeris, A1
McElhinney, A1
Tavirani, MR1
Sayehmiri, F1
González-Sánchez, M1
Jiménez, J1
Narváez, A1
Antequera, D1
Llamas-Velasco, S1
Martín, AH1
Arjona, JAM1
Munain, AL1
Bisa, AL1
Marco, MP2
Rodríguez-Núñez, M2
Pérez-Martínez, DA1
Villarejo-Galende, A1
Bartolome, F1
Domínguez, E1
Carro, E1
Maitre, M1
Klein, C1
Patte-Mensah, C1
Mensah-Nyagan, AG1
Marrugo-Ramírez, J1
Mir, M1
Samitier, J1
van der Velpen, V1
Rosenberg, N1
Maillard, V1
Teav, T1
Chatton, JY1
Gallart-Ayala, H1
Ivanisevic, J1
Joshi, P1
Perni, M1
Limbocker, R1
Mannini, B1
Casford, S1
Chia, S1
Habchi, J1
Labbadia, J1
Dobson, CM1
Vendruscolo, M1
Deora, GS1
Kantham, S1
Chan, S1
Dighe, SN1
Veliyath, SK1
McColl, G1
Parat, MO1
McGeary, RP1
Ross, BP1
Papadimitriou, C1
Celikkaya, H1
Mashkaryan, V1
Bray, L1
Brandt, K1
Hollak, H1
Chen, X1
He, S1
Antos, CL1
Lin, W1
Thomas, AK1
Dahl, A1
Kurth, T1
Friedrichs, J1
Freudenberg, U1
Werner, C1
Sharma, R1
Razdan, K1
Bansal, Y1
Kuhad, A1
Majláth, Z1
Török, N1
Toldi, J1
Vécsei, L1
Gulaj, E1
Pawlak, K1
Bien, B1
Pawlak, D1
Zwilling, D1
Huang, SY1
Sathyasaikumar, KV1
Notarangelo, FM1
Guidetti, P1
Wu, HQ2
Lee, J1
Truong, J1
Andrews-Zwilling, Y1
Hsieh, EW1
Louie, JY1
Wu, T1
Scearce-Levie, K1
Patrick, C1
Adame, A1
Giorgini, F1
Moussaoui, S1
Laue, G1
Rassoulpour, A1
Flik, G1
Huang, Y1
Muchowski, JM1
Masliah, E1
Schwarcz, R2
Muchowski, PJ1
Gong, CY1
Li, Z1
Wang, HM1
Liu, J1
Chen, L1
Zhang, HW1
Wang, X1
Yang, J1
Tan, L2
Yu, JT1
Schwarz, MJ1
Guillemin, GJ1
Teipel, SJ1
Buerger, K1
Hampel, H1
Li, L1
Sengupta, A1
Haque, N1
Grundke-Iqbal, I1
Iqbal, K1
Hartai, Z1
Juhász, A1
Rimanóczy, A1
Janáky, T1
Donkó, T1
Dux, L1
Penke, B1
Tóth, GK1
Janka, Z1
Kálmán, J1
Lopes, C1
Pereira, EF1
Purushottamachar, P1
Njar, V1
Albuquerque, EX1
Baran, H1
Jellinger, K1
Deecke, L1
Fitzjohn, SM1
Morton, RA1
Kuenzi, F1
Rosahl, TW1
Shearman, M1
Lewis, H1
Smith, D1
Reynolds, DS1
Davies, CH1
Collingridge, GL1
Seabrook, GR1
Beal, MF1
Matson, WR1
Storey, E1
Milbury, P1
Ryan, EA1
Ogawa, T1
Bird, ED1

Reviews

7 reviews available for kynurenic acid and Alzheimer Disease

ArticleYear
Kynurenic acid in neurodegenerative disorders-unique neuroprotection or double-edged sword?
    CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2022, Volume: 28, Issue:1

    Topics: Alzheimer Disease; Animals; Brain; Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; Humans; Huntington Disease; Ky

2022
The Tryptophan Catabolite or Kynurenine Pathway in Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
    Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2022, Volume: 88, Issue:4

    Topics: Aged; Alzheimer Disease; Brain; Humans; Kynurenic Acid; Kynurenine; Tryptophan

2022
Dynamic changes in metabolites of the kynurenine pathway in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease: A systematic Review and meta-analysis.
    Frontiers in immunology, 2022, Volume: 13

    Topics: 3-Hydroxyanthranilic Acid; Adenosine; Alzheimer Disease; Humans; Huntington Disease; Hydroxyindoleac

2022
Tryptophan metabolites modify brain Aβ peptide degradation: A role in Alzheimer's disease?
    Progress in neurobiology, 2020, Volume: 190

    Topics: Alzheimer Disease; Amyloid beta-Peptides; Humans; Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; Kynurenic Acid; Neprilys

2020
Rollercoaster ride of kynurenines: steering the wheel towards neuroprotection in Alzheimer's disease.
    Expert opinion on therapeutic targets, 2018, Volume: 22, Issue:10

    Topics: Alzheimer Disease; Animals; Cognitive Dysfunction; Drug Development; Humans; Kynurenic Acid; Kynuren

2018
Memantine and Kynurenic Acid: Current Neuropharmacological Aspects.
    Current neuropharmacology, 2016, Volume: 14, Issue:2

    Topics: Alzheimer Disease; Animals; Brain; Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; Humans; Kynurenic Acid; Memant

2016
The kynurenine pathway in neurodegenerative diseases: mechanistic and therapeutic considerations.
    Journal of the neurological sciences, 2012, Dec-15, Volume: 323, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Aging; Alzheimer Disease; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Animals; Enzyme Inhibitors; Humans; Hunting

2012

Other Studies

17 other studies available for kynurenic acid and Alzheimer Disease

ArticleYear
KYNA/Ahr Signaling Suppresses Neural Stem Cell Plasticity and Neurogenesis in Adult Zebrafish Model of Alzheimer's Disease.
    Cells, 2021, 10-14, Volume: 10, Issue:10

    Topics: Alzheimer Disease; Animals; Brain; Cell Proliferation; Cohort Studies; Disease Models, Animal; Human

2021
Kynurenic Acid Levels are Increased in the CSF of Alzheimer's Disease Patients.
    Biomolecules, 2020, 04-08, Volume: 10, Issue:4

    Topics: Aged; Alzheimer Disease; Case-Control Studies; Female; Humans; Kynurenic Acid; Male; Middle Aged; Tr

2020
Kynurenic Acid Electrochemical Immunosensor: Blood-Based Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease.
    Biosensors, 2021, Jan-12, Volume: 11, Issue:1

    Topics: Alzheimer Disease; Biomarkers; Biosensing Techniques; Dielectric Spectroscopy; Early Diagnosis; Elec

2021
Sex-specific alterations in NAD+ metabolism in 3xTg Alzheimer's disease mouse brain assessed by quantitative targeted LC-MS.
    Journal of neurochemistry, 2021, Volume: 159, Issue:2

    Topics: Alzheimer Disease; Animals; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Encephalitis; Female; Humans; Kynu

2021
Two human metabolites rescue a C. elegans model of Alzheimer's disease via a cytosolic unfolded protein response.
    Communications biology, 2021, 07-07, Volume: 4, Issue:1

    Topics: Alzheimer Disease; Amyloid beta-Peptides; Animals; Caenorhabditis elegans; Caenorhabditis elegans Pr

2021
Multifunctional Analogs of Kynurenic Acid for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease: Synthesis, Pharmacology, and Molecular Modeling Studies.
    ACS chemical neuroscience, 2017, 12-20, Volume: 8, Issue:12

    Topics: Alzheimer Disease; Animals; Binding Sites; Caenorhabditis elegans; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug;

2017
3D Culture Method for Alzheimer's Disease Modeling Reveals Interleukin-4 Rescues Aβ42-Induced Loss of Human Neural Stem Cell Plasticity.
    Developmental cell, 2018, 07-02, Volume: 46, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer Disease; Amyloid beta-Peptides; Animals; Brain; Cell Plasticity;

2018
Kynurenine and its metabolites in Alzheimer's disease patients.
    Advances in medical sciences, 2010, Volume: 55, Issue:2

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer Disease; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Female; Humans; Ky

2010
Kynurenine 3-monooxygenase inhibition in blood ameliorates neurodegeneration.
    Cell, 2011, Jun-10, Volume: 145, Issue:6

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Alzheimer Disease; Animals; Brain Chemistry; Disease Models, Animal; Female; H

2011
Targeting the kynurenine pathway as a potential strategy to prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease.
    Medical hypotheses, 2011, Volume: 77, Issue:3

    Topics: Alzheimer Disease; Humans; Inflammation; Kynurenic Acid; Models, Biological; Quinolinic Acid; Recept

2011
Increased 3-hydroxykynurenine serum concentrations differentiate Alzheimer's disease patients from controls.
    European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience, 2013, Volume: 263, Issue:4

    Topics: Aged; Alzheimer Disease; Biomarkers; Blood-Brain Barrier; Brain Chemistry; Chromatography, High Pres

2013
Memantine inhibits and reverses the Alzheimer type abnormal hyperphosphorylation of tau and associated neurodegeneration.
    FEBS letters, 2004, May-21, Volume: 566, Issue:1-3

    Topics: 2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate; Alzheimer Disease; Animals; Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase

2004
Decreased serum and red blood cell kynurenic acid levels in Alzheimer's disease.
    Neurochemistry international, 2007, Volume: 50, Issue:2

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alleles; Alzheimer Disease; Apolipoproteins E; Erythrocytes; Female; Genoty

2007
Competitive antagonism between the nicotinic allosteric potentiating ligand galantamine and kynurenic acid at alpha7* nicotinic receptors.
    The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 2007, Volume: 322, Issue:1

    Topics: Allosteric Regulation; alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor; Alzheimer Disease; Animals; Atropine

2007
Kynurenine metabolism in Alzheimer's disease.
    Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 1999, Volume: 106, Issue:2

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer Disease; Brain; Caudate Nucleus; Female; Humans; Kinetics; Kynure

1999
Age-related impairment of synaptic transmission but normal long-term potentiation in transgenic mice that overexpress the human APP695SWE mutant form of amyloid precursor protein.
    The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2001, Jul-01, Volume: 21, Issue:13

    Topics: Aging; Alzheimer Disease; Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor; Animals; Disease Models, Animal; Electric

2001
Kynurenic acid concentrations are reduced in Huntington's disease cerebral cortex.
    Journal of the neurological sciences, 1992, Volume: 108, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Alzheimer Disease; Cerebral Cortex; Energy Metabolism; Free Radicals; Humans; Huntington Disea

1992