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kynurenic acid and Depressive Disorder, Major

kynurenic acid has been researched along with Depressive Disorder, Major in 33 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.

Depressive Disorder, Major: Disorder in which five (or more) of the following symptoms have been present during the same 2-week period and represent a change from previous functioning; at least one of the symptoms is either (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure. Symptoms include: depressed mood most of the day, nearly every daily; markedly diminished interest or pleasure in activities most of the day, nearly every day; significant weight loss when not dieting or weight gain; Insomnia or hypersomnia nearly every day; psychomotor agitation or retardation nearly every day; fatigue or loss of energy nearly every day; feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt; diminished ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness, nearly every day; or recurrent thoughts of death, recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt. (DSM-5)

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Evidence, largely obtained from peripheral studies, suggests that alterations in the kynurenine pathway contribute to the aetiology of depression and disorders involving psychosis."8.12Alterations in the kynurenine pathway and excitatory amino acid transporter-2 in depression with and without psychosis: Evidence of a potential astrocyte pathology. ( Brown, AM; Brown, SJ; Huang, XF; Newell, KA; Purves-Tyson, TD; Shannon Weickert, C, 2022)
"To investigate the relationship between the tryptophan-kynurenine (TRP-KYN) pathway and painful physical symptoms (PPS) in major depressive disorder (MDD)."8.12Relationship between the tryptophan-kynurenine pathway and painful physical symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder. ( An, H; Bai, L; Fan, H; Ma, B; Ma, T; Qi, S; Wang, Z; Yang, F; Yun, Y; Zhang, Q; Zhao, W, 2022)
"Tryptophan catabolites ("TRYCATs") produced by the kynurenine pathway (KP) may play a role in depression pathophysiology."8.02The association between plasma tryptophan catabolites and depression: The role of symptom profiles and inflammation. ( Allers, KA; Beekman, ATF; Giltay, EJ; Keller, S; Milaneschi, Y; Niessen, HG; Penninx, BWJH; Schoevers, RA; Süssmuth, SD, 2021)
"Considerable data relate major depressive disorder (MDD) with aberrant immune system functioning."5.72Peripheral and central kynurenine pathway abnormalities in major depression. ( Asratian, A; Boda, S; Dantzer, R; Erhardt, S; Hamilton, JP; Heilig, M; Holm, L; Kämpe, R; Paul, ER; Samuelsson, M; Schwieler, L; Trepci, A; Yngve, A, 2022)
"In schizophrenia and depression, opposite patterns of type-1 - type-2 immune response seem to be associated with differences in the activation of the enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and in the tryptophan - kynurenine metabolism resulting in increased production of kynurenic acid in schizophrenia and decreased production of kynurenic acid in depression."4.84COX-2 inhibition in schizophrenia and major depression. ( Müller, N; Schwarz, MJ, 2008)
"Evidence, largely obtained from peripheral studies, suggests that alterations in the kynurenine pathway contribute to the aetiology of depression and disorders involving psychosis."4.12Alterations in the kynurenine pathway and excitatory amino acid transporter-2 in depression with and without psychosis: Evidence of a potential astrocyte pathology. ( Brown, AM; Brown, SJ; Huang, XF; Newell, KA; Purves-Tyson, TD; Shannon Weickert, C, 2022)
"To investigate the relationship between the tryptophan-kynurenine (TRP-KYN) pathway and painful physical symptoms (PPS) in major depressive disorder (MDD)."4.12Relationship between the tryptophan-kynurenine pathway and painful physical symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder. ( An, H; Bai, L; Fan, H; Ma, B; Ma, T; Qi, S; Wang, Z; Yang, F; Yun, Y; Zhang, Q; Zhao, W, 2022)
" We evaluated the relationships between total score on the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale and kynurenine, tryptophan, anthranilic acid and kynurenic acid concentrations, IDO activity and tryptophan availability to the brain."4.02The role of anthranilic acid in the increase of depressive symptoms and major depressive disorder during treatment for hepatitis C with pegylated interferon-α2a and oral ribavirin. ( Bugajska, J; Inglot, M; Janocha-Litwin, J; Malyszczak, K; Marciniak, D; Pawlak, D; Pawlowski, T; Zalewska, M, 2021)
"Tryptophan catabolites ("TRYCATs") produced by the kynurenine pathway (KP) may play a role in depression pathophysiology."4.02The association between plasma tryptophan catabolites and depression: The role of symptom profiles and inflammation. ( Allers, KA; Beekman, ATF; Giltay, EJ; Keller, S; Milaneschi, Y; Niessen, HG; Penninx, BWJH; Schoevers, RA; Süssmuth, SD, 2021)
" Evidence suggests that the kynurenine (KYN) pathway may be implicated in the pathophysiology of depression, but few studies have explored the association between the KYN pathway and cognitive impairment in MDD."3.91Cross-sectional relationship between kynurenine pathway metabolites and cognitive function in major depressive disorder. ( Chen, L; Li, H; Liu, W; Ning, Y; Wang, C; Zhan, Y; Zheng, W; Zhou, Y, 2019)
" These behavioral effects are associated with i/ a reversal of anxiety and reduced self-care, ii/ a decrease in parenchymal cytokine production, iii/ a modulation of the microglial reactivity and iv/ a decrease in microglial quinolinic acid production that is correlated with plasmatic peripheral production."3.91Microglial production of quinolinic acid as a target and a biomarker of the antidepressant effect of ketamine. ( Abdel-Ahad, P; Blatzer, M; Callebert, J; Chrétien, F; Danckaert, A; de Maricourt, P; De Medeiros, GF; Gaillard, R; Jouvion, G; Langeron, O; Launay, JM; Maignan, A; Petit, AC; Sharshar, T; Van Steenwinckel, J; Verdonk, F; Vinckier, F, 2019)
" Depression is hypothesized to be causally associated with an imbalance in the kynurenine pathway, with an increased metabolism down the 3-hydroxykynurenine (3HK) branch of the pathway leading to increased levels of the neurotoxic metabolite, quinolinic acid (QA), which is a putative N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor agonist."3.85Serum kynurenic acid is reduced in affective psychosis. ( Bliss, SA; Dantzer, R; Drevets, WC; Ford, BN; McMillin, JR; Morris, HM; Savitz, JB; Suzuki, H; Teague, TK; Wurfel, BE, 2017)
"Considerable data relate major depressive disorder (MDD) with aberrant immune system functioning."1.72Peripheral and central kynurenine pathway abnormalities in major depression. ( Asratian, A; Boda, S; Dantzer, R; Erhardt, S; Hamilton, JP; Heilig, M; Holm, L; Kämpe, R; Paul, ER; Samuelsson, M; Schwieler, L; Trepci, A; Yngve, A, 2022)
"The kynurenine pathway has been proposed to play a key role between peripheral inflammation and alterations in the central nervous system."1.62The role of the kynurenine pathway and quinolinic acid in adolescent major depressive disorder. ( Aydemir, Ö; Kandemir, H; Öztürk, M; Taneli, F; Yalın Sapmaz, Ş, 2021)
"The response of patients with major depressive disorders (MDD) to antidepressant treatments have been shown to be affected by multiple factors, including disease severity and inflammation."1.56The relationship between plasma serotonin and kynurenine pathway metabolite levels and the treatment response to escitalopram and desvenlafaxine. ( Drevets, W; Li, QS; Sun, Y; Turecki, G, 2020)
"Kynurenic acid was lower in MDD, and lower levels showed a better therapeutic response to escitalopram."1.56Kynurenic acid is a potential overlapped biomarker between diagnosis and treatment response for depression from metabolome analysis. ( Erabi, H; Fuchikami, M; Kang, D; Kato, TA; Kurata, A; Okada, G; Okamoto, Y; Setoyama, D; Shibasaki, C; Takamura, M; Yamawaki, S; Yoshino, A, 2020)
"Mastocytosis is a rare disease in which chronic symptoms, including depression, are related to mast cell accumulation and activation."1.43Mast cells' involvement in inflammation pathways linked to depression: evidence in mastocytosis. ( Alyanakian, MA; Aouba, A; Bachmeyer, C; Barète, S; Bonin, B; Chandesris, MO; Chauvet-Gelinier, JC; Côté, F; Damaj, G; Dubreuil, P; Gaillard, R; Georgin-Lavialle, S; Grandpeix-Guyodo, C; Haffen, E; Hermine, O; Launay, JM; Lortholary, O; Moura, DS; Salvador, A; Soucié, E; Teyssier, JR; Trojak, B; Vandel, P, 2016)

Research

Studies (33)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's1 (3.03)29.6817
2010's15 (45.45)24.3611
2020's17 (51.52)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Paul, ER1
Schwieler, L1
Erhardt, S1
Boda, S1
Trepci, A1
Kämpe, R1
Asratian, A1
Holm, L1
Yngve, A1
Dantzer, R8
Heilig, M1
Hamilton, JP1
Samuelsson, M1
Brown, SJ1
Brown, AM1
Purves-Tyson, TD1
Huang, XF1
Shannon Weickert, C1
Newell, KA1
Wang, L1
Yang, P1
Yang, C1
Yang, D1
Wu, X1
Cao, T1
Zeng, C1
Chen, Q1
Zhang, S1
Zhu, Z1
Jiao, S1
Cai, H1
Zheng, H1
Teague, TK8
Yeh, FC1
Burrows, K1
Figueroa-Hall, LK1
Aupperle, RL1
Khalsa, SS1
Paulus, MP1
Savitz, J7
Almulla, AF1
Thipakorn, Y1
Vasupanrajit, A1
Tunvirachaisakul, C1
Oxenkrug, G1
Al-Hakeim, HK1
Maes, M1
Yun, Y1
Zhang, Q1
Zhao, W1
Ma, T1
Fan, H1
Bai, L1
Ma, B1
Qi, S1
Wang, Z1
An, H1
Yang, F1
Sales, PMG3
Schrage, E3
Coico, R3
Pato, M3
Michal, M1
Schulz, A1
Wild, PS1
Koeck, T1
Münzel, T1
Schuster, AK1
Strauch, K1
Lackner, K1
Süssmuth, SD2
Niessen, HG2
Borta, A1
Allers, KA3
Zahn, D1
Beutel, ME1
Ou, W1
Chen, Y2
Ju, Y1
Ma, M1
Qin, Y1
Bi, Y1
Liao, M1
Liu, B1
Liu, J1
Zhang, Y1
Li, L1
Olié, E1
Lengvenyte, A1
Courtet, P1
Pu, J1
Liu, Y1
Zhang, H1
Tian, L1
Gui, S1
Yu, Y1
Chen, X1
Yang, L1
Ran, Y1
Zhong, X2
Xu, S1
Song, X1
Liu, L1
Zheng, P1
Wang, H1
Xie, P1
Sun, Y1
Drevets, W1
Turecki, G1
Li, QS1
Öztürk, M1
Yalın Sapmaz, Ş1
Kandemir, H1
Taneli, F1
Aydemir, Ö1
Erabi, H1
Okada, G1
Shibasaki, C1
Setoyama, D1
Kang, D1
Takamura, M1
Yoshino, A1
Fuchikami, M1
Kurata, A1
Kato, TA1
Yamawaki, S1
Okamoto, Y1
Marx, W1
McGuinness, AJ1
Rocks, T1
Ruusunen, A1
Cleminson, J1
Walker, AJ1
Gomes-da-Costa, S1
Lane, M1
Sanches, M1
Diaz, AP1
Tseng, PT1
Lin, PY1
Berk, M1
Clarke, G1
O'Neil, A1
Jacka, F1
Stubbs, B1
Carvalho, AF1
Quevedo, J1
Soares, JC1
Fernandes, BS1
Pawlowski, T1
Pawlak, D1
Inglot, M1
Zalewska, M1
Marciniak, D1
Bugajska, J1
Janocha-Litwin, J1
Malyszczak, K1
Milaneschi, Y1
Beekman, ATF1
Giltay, EJ1
Keller, S1
Schoevers, RA1
Penninx, BWJH1
Kim, YK1
Won, E1
Wurfel, BE6
Drevets, WC7
Bliss, SA1
McMillin, JR1
Suzuki, H1
Ford, BN4
Morris, HM3
Savitz, JB1
Meier, TB3
Mueller, SC1
Bodurka, J6
DeWitt, SJ1
Bradley, KA1
Lin, N1
Yu, C1
Gabbay, V1
Wu, Y1
Mai, N1
Wen, Y1
Shang, D1
Hu, L1
Chen, B1
Zhang, M1
Ning, Y2
Doolin, K1
Pleiner, S1
Liesener, A1
Farrell, C1
Tozzi, L1
O'Hanlon, E1
Roddy, D1
Frodl, T1
Harkin, A1
O'Keane, V1
Olajossy, M1
Olajossy, B1
Potembska, E1
Skoczeń, N1
Wnuk, S1
Urbańska, E1
Zhou, Y1
Zheng, W1
Liu, W1
Wang, C1
Zhan, Y1
Li, H1
Chen, L1
Verdonk, F1
Petit, AC1
Abdel-Ahad, P1
Vinckier, F1
Jouvion, G1
de Maricourt, P1
De Medeiros, GF1
Danckaert, A1
Van Steenwinckel, J1
Blatzer, M1
Maignan, A1
Langeron, O1
Sharshar, T1
Callebert, J1
Launay, JM2
Chrétien, F1
Gaillard, R2
Smith, CM1
Victor, TA4
Bellgowan, PS2
McIntosh, SA1
Georgin-Lavialle, S1
Moura, DS1
Salvador, A1
Chauvet-Gelinier, JC1
Damaj, G1
Côté, F1
Soucié, E1
Chandesris, MO1
Barète, S1
Grandpeix-Guyodo, C1
Bachmeyer, C1
Alyanakian, MA1
Aouba, A1
Lortholary, O1
Dubreuil, P1
Teyssier, JR1
Trojak, B1
Haffen, E1
Vandel, P1
Bonin, B1
Hermine, O1
Young, KD1
Müller, N1
Schwarz, MJ1

Clinical Trials (1)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
Prediction of the Therapeutic Response in Depression Based on an Early Neuro-computational Modeling Assessment of Motivation[NCT05866575]136 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2023-06-01Not yet recruiting
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Reviews

7 reviews available for kynurenic acid and Depressive Disorder, Major

ArticleYear
The Tryptophan Catabolite or Kynurenine Pathway in a Major Depressive Episode with Melancholia, Psychotic Features and Suicidal Behaviors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
    Cells, 2022, 10-02, Volume: 11, Issue:19

    Topics: Albumins; Amino Acids; Depressive Disorder, Major; Humans; Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase; Kyn

2022
Linking nervous and immune systems in psychiatric illness: A meta-analysis of the kynurenine pathway.
    Brain research, 2023, 02-01, Volume: 1800

    Topics: Bipolar Disorder; Depressive Disorder, Major; Humans; Immune System; Kynurenic Acid; Kynurenine; Try

2023
Linking nervous and immune systems in psychiatric illness: A meta-analysis of the kynurenine pathway.
    Brain research, 2023, 02-01, Volume: 1800

    Topics: Bipolar Disorder; Depressive Disorder, Major; Humans; Immune System; Kynurenic Acid; Kynurenine; Try

2023
Linking nervous and immune systems in psychiatric illness: A meta-analysis of the kynurenine pathway.
    Brain research, 2023, 02-01, Volume: 1800

    Topics: Bipolar Disorder; Depressive Disorder, Major; Humans; Immune System; Kynurenic Acid; Kynurenine; Try

2023
Linking nervous and immune systems in psychiatric illness: A meta-analysis of the kynurenine pathway.
    Brain research, 2023, 02-01, Volume: 1800

    Topics: Bipolar Disorder; Depressive Disorder, Major; Humans; Immune System; Kynurenic Acid; Kynurenine; Try

2023
The kynurenine pathway in major depressive disorder under different disease states: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
    Journal of affective disorders, 2023, 10-15, Volume: 339

    Topics: Biomarkers; Depression; Depressive Disorder, Major; Humans; Kynurenic Acid; Kynurenine; Quinolinic A

2023
An integrated meta-analysis of peripheral blood metabolites and biological functions in major depressive disorder.
    Molecular psychiatry, 2021, Volume: 26, Issue:8

    Topics: Antidepressive Agents; Depressive Disorder, Major; Humans; Kynurenic Acid; Kynurenine; Tryptophan

2021
The kynurenine pathway in major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia: a meta-analysis of 101 studies.
    Molecular psychiatry, 2021, Volume: 26, Issue:8

    Topics: Bipolar Disorder; Depressive Disorder, Major; Humans; Kynurenic Acid; Kynurenine; Schizophrenia

2021
The influence of stress on neuroinflammation and alterations in brain structure and function in major depressive disorder.
    Behavioural brain research, 2017, 06-30, Volume: 329

    Topics: Animals; Brain; Depressive Disorder, Major; Encephalitis; Humans; Kynurenic Acid; Neurotransmitter A

2017
COX-2 inhibition in schizophrenia and major depression.
    Current pharmaceutical design, 2008, Volume: 14, Issue:14

    Topics: Animals; Cyclooxygenase 2; Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors; Cytokines; Depressive Disorder, Major; Elect

2008

Other Studies

26 other studies available for kynurenic acid and Depressive Disorder, Major

ArticleYear
Peripheral and central kynurenine pathway abnormalities in major depression.
    Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2022, Volume: 101

    Topics: Depression; Depressive Disorder, Major; Humans; Kynurenic Acid; Kynurenine; Quinolinic Acid

2022
Alterations in the kynurenine pathway and excitatory amino acid transporter-2 in depression with and without psychosis: Evidence of a potential astrocyte pathology.
    Journal of psychiatric research, 2022, Volume: 147

    Topics: Astrocytes; Depression; Depressive Disorder, Major; Humans; Kynurenic Acid; Kynurenine; Psychotic Di

2022
Disturbance of neurotransmitter metabolism in drug-naïve, first-episode major depressive disorder: a comparative study on adult and adolescent cohorts.
    European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience, 2022, Volume: 272, Issue:7

    Topics: 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; Adolescent; Adult; Biomarkers; Depressive Disorder, Major; Dopamine;

2022
C-Reactive protein and the kynurenic acid to quinolinic acid ratio are independently associated with white matter integrity in major depressive disorder.
    Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2022, Volume: 105

    Topics: C-Reactive Protein; Depressive Disorder, Major; Diffusion Tensor Imaging; Humans; Kynurenic Acid; Ky

2022
Relationship between the tryptophan-kynurenine pathway and painful physical symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder.
    Journal of psychosomatic research, 2022, Volume: 163

    Topics: Depressive Disorder, Major; Humans; Kynurenic Acid; Kynurenine; Pain; Quinolinic Acid; Serotonin; Ta

2022
Tryptophan catabolites and depression in the general population: results from the Gutenberg Health Study.
    BMC psychiatry, 2023, 01-11, Volume: 23, Issue:1

    Topics: Biomarkers; C-Reactive Protein; Depressive Disorder, Major; Humans; Kynurenic Acid; Kynurenine; Tryp

2023
[How can ketamine be used to manage suicidal risk?]
    Biologie aujourd'hui, 2023, Volume: 217, Issue:3-4

    Topics: Anhedonia; Antidepressive Agents; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; Depressive Disorder, Major; Hum

2023
The relationship between plasma serotonin and kynurenine pathway metabolite levels and the treatment response to escitalopram and desvenlafaxine.
    Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2020, Volume: 87

    Topics: Citalopram; Depressive Disorder, Major; Desvenlafaxine Succinate; Humans; Kynurenic Acid; Kynurenine

2020
The role of the kynurenine pathway and quinolinic acid in adolescent major depressive disorder.
    International journal of clinical practice, 2021, Volume: 75, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depressive Disorder, Major; Humans; Kynurenic Acid; Kynurenine;

2021
Kynurenic acid is a potential overlapped biomarker between diagnosis and treatment response for depression from metabolome analysis.
    Scientific reports, 2020, 10-08, Volume: 10, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; Biomarkers; Case-Control Studies; Citalopram; Depre

2020
The role of anthranilic acid in the increase of depressive symptoms and major depressive disorder during treatment for hepatitis C with pegylated interferon-α2a and oral ribavirin.
    Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPN, 2021, 01-18, Volume: 46, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Antiviral Agents; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depression; Depressive Disorder, Major; Female; He

2021
The association between plasma tryptophan catabolites and depression: The role of symptom profiles and inflammation.
    Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2021, Volume: 97

    Topics: Depression; Depressive Disorder, Major; Humans; Inflammation; Kynurenic Acid; Kynurenine; Tryptophan

2021
Serum kynurenic acid is reduced in affective psychosis.
    Translational psychiatry, 2017, 05-02, Volume: 7, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Affective Disorders, Psychotic; Bipolar Disorder; Corpus Striatum; Cytokines; Depression; Dep

2017
Kynurenic acid is reduced in females and oral contraceptive users: Implications for depression.
    Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2018, Volume: 67

    Topics: Adult; Bipolar Disorder; C-Reactive Protein; Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal; Cross-Sectional Studies

2018
A pilot resting-state functional connectivity study of the kynurenine pathway in adolescents with depression and healthy controls.
    Journal of affective disorders, 2018, Volume: 227

    Topics: Adolescent; Anhedonia; Brain; Case-Control Studies; Depressive Disorder, Major; Female; Gray Matter;

2018
Kynurenine pathway changes in late-life depression.
    Journal of affective disorders, 2018, 08-01, Volume: 235

    Topics: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Depressive Disorder, Major; Female; Humans; Kynurenic Acid; Kynurenine; Ma

2018
Altered tryptophan catabolite concentrations in major depressive disorder and associated changes in hippocampal subfield volumes.
    Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2018, Volume: 95

    Topics: Adult; Biomarkers; C-Reactive Protein; CA1 Region, Hippocampal; CA2 Region, Hippocampal; CA3 Region,

2018
Differences in the dynamics of changes in the concentration of kynurenic acid in the blood serum of depressed patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy.
    Psychiatria Danubina, 2018, Volume: 30, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Depressive Disorder, Major; Electroconvulsive Therapy; Female; Hospitalization; Humans;

2018
Cross-sectional relationship between kynurenine pathway metabolites and cognitive function in major depressive disorder.
    Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2019, Volume: 101

    Topics: Adult; Chromatography, Liquid; Cognition; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depression; Depressive Disorder,

2019
Microglial production of quinolinic acid as a target and a biomarker of the antidepressant effect of ketamine.
    Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2019, Volume: 81

    Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Biomarkers, Pharmacological; Depression;

2019
Putative neuroprotective and neurotoxic kynurenine pathway metabolites are associated with hippocampal and amygdalar volumes in subjects with major depressive disorder.
    Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2015, Volume: 40, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Amygdala; Anhedonia; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; C-Reactive Protein; Depressive Disord

2015
Reduction of kynurenic acid to quinolinic acid ratio in both the depressed and remitted phases of major depressive disorder.
    Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2015, Volume: 46

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Chromatography, Liquid; Depressive Disorder, Major; Female; Humans; Kynurenic Aci

2015
Activation of the kynurenine pathway is associated with striatal volume in major depressive disorder.
    Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2015, Volume: 62

    Topics: Adult; Anhedonia; Biomarkers; Corpus Striatum; Depressive Disorder, Major; Female; Humans; Kynurenic

2015
Relationship between neurotoxic kynurenine metabolites and reductions in right medial prefrontal cortical thickness in major depressive disorder.
    Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2016, Volume: 53

    Topics: Adult; Brain; C-Reactive Protein; Case-Control Studies; Cerebral Cortex; Depressive Disorder, Major;

2016
Mast cells' involvement in inflammation pathways linked to depression: evidence in mastocytosis.
    Molecular psychiatry, 2016, Volume: 21, Issue:11

    Topics: Depression; Depressive Disorder, Major; Female; Humans; Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase; Inflam

2016
Kynurenine pathway metabolites are associated with hippocampal activity during autobiographical memory recall in patients with depression.
    Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2016, Volume: 56

    Topics: Adult; Depressive Disorder, Major; Female; Hippocampus; Humans; Kynurenic Acid; Kynurenine; Magnetic

2016