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kynurenine and Brain Disorders

kynurenine has been researched along with Brain Disorders in 23 studies

Kynurenine: A metabolite of the essential amino acid tryptophan metabolized via the tryptophan-kynurenine pathway.
kynurenine : A ketone that is alanine in which one of the methyl hydrogens is substituted by a 2-aminobenzoyl group.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Quinolinic acid is an agonist at the population of glutamate receptors which are sensitive to N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), and kynurenic acid is an antagonist at several glutamate receptors."6.42Tryptophan metabolites and brain disorders. ( Clark, CJ; Darlington, LG; Forrest, CM; Mackay, GM; Stone, TW, 2003)
"Although some ITES syndromes have recognisable MRI neuroimaging phenotypes, there are otherwise few biomarkers of disease."5.91CSF neopterin and quinolinic acid are biomarkers of neuroinflammation and neurotoxicity in FIRES and other infection-triggered encephalopathy syndromes. ( Andrews, PI; Ardern-Holmes, S; Bandodkar, S; Calvert, S; Dale, RC; Gill, D; Gupta, S; Han, VX; Kandula, T; Kothur, K; Malone, S; Menezes, MP; Mohammad, S; Patel, S; Subramanian, G; Thomas, T; Troedson, C; Waak, M; Yan, J, 2023)
"Quinolinic acid is an agonist at the population of glutamate receptors which are sensitive to N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), and kynurenic acid is an antagonist at several glutamate receptors."2.42Tryptophan metabolites and brain disorders. ( Clark, CJ; Darlington, LG; Forrest, CM; Mackay, GM; Stone, TW, 2003)
"Although some ITES syndromes have recognisable MRI neuroimaging phenotypes, there are otherwise few biomarkers of disease."1.91CSF neopterin and quinolinic acid are biomarkers of neuroinflammation and neurotoxicity in FIRES and other infection-triggered encephalopathy syndromes. ( Andrews, PI; Ardern-Holmes, S; Bandodkar, S; Calvert, S; Dale, RC; Gill, D; Gupta, S; Han, VX; Kandula, T; Kothur, K; Malone, S; Menezes, MP; Mohammad, S; Patel, S; Subramanian, G; Thomas, T; Troedson, C; Waak, M; Yan, J, 2023)
"3-Hydroxykynurenine (3-HK) is a tryptophan metabolite whose level in the brain is elevated under several pathological states including Huntington's disease."1.293-Hydroxykynurenine toxicity on the rat striatum in vivo. ( Katsuki, H; Nakagami, Y; Saito, H, 1996)
"Quinolinic acid (QUIN) is an endogenous N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor agonist synthesized from L-tryptophan via the kynurenine pathway and thereby has the potential of mediating N-methyl-D-aspartate neuronal damage and dysfunction."1.28Quinolinic acid and kynurenine pathway metabolism in inflammatory and non-inflammatory neurological disease. ( Crowley, JS; Davis, LE; Demitrack, MA; Der, M; Dilling, LA; Elia, J; Heyes, MP; Kruesi, MJ; Lackner, A; Saito, K, 1992)
"In patients with encephalopathy, serum QUIN was elevated with corresponding increments in CSF QUIN."1.28Neuroactive kynurenines in Lyme borreliosis. ( Halperin, JJ; Heyes, MP, 1992)

Research

Studies (23)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's12 (52.17)18.2507
2000's5 (21.74)29.6817
2010's3 (13.04)24.3611
2020's3 (13.04)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Phing, AH1
Makpol, S1
Nasaruddin, ML1
Wan Zaidi, WA1
Ahmad, NS1
Embong, H1
Dale, RC1
Thomas, T1
Patel, S1
Han, VX1
Kothur, K1
Troedson, C1
Gupta, S1
Gill, D1
Malone, S1
Waak, M1
Calvert, S1
Subramanian, G1
Andrews, PI1
Kandula, T1
Menezes, MP1
Ardern-Holmes, S1
Mohammad, S1
Bandodkar, S1
Yan, J1
Fukuwatari, T1
Reyes Ocampo, J1
Lugo Huitrón, R1
González-Esquivel, D1
Ugalde-Muñiz, P1
Jiménez-Anguiano, A1
Pineda, B1
Pedraza-Chaverri, J1
Ríos, C2
Pérez de la Cruz, V1
Vamos, E1
Pardutz, A1
Klivenyi, P1
Toldi, J1
Vecsei, L1
Adams Wilson, JR1
Morandi, A1
Girard, TD1
Thompson, JL1
Boomershine, CS1
Shintani, AK1
Ely, EW1
Pandharipande, PP1
Devlin, JW1
Skrobik, Y1
Stone, TW1
Mackay, GM1
Forrest, CM1
Clark, CJ1
Darlington, LG1
Pérez-De La Cruz, V1
Königsberg, M1
Santamaría, A2
Altagracia, M1
Solís, F1
Kravzov, J1
Ordaz, H1
Gonzalez, L1
Schwarcz, R6
Schapira, AH1
Wu, HQ3
Ungerstedt, U2
Cheminal, R1
Echenne, B1
Bellet, H1
Duran, M1
Nakagami, Y1
Saito, H1
Katsuki, H1
Sanni, LA1
Thomas, SR1
Tattam, BN1
Moore, DE1
Chaudhri, G1
Stocker, R1
Hunt, NH1
Lee, SC1
Myśliwiec, P1
Pawlak, D1
Du, F2
Schmidt, W1
Turski, WA1
Gramsbergen, JB1
Okuno, E1
Roberts, RC1
Heyes, MP2
Saito, K1
Crowley, JS1
Davis, LE1
Demitrack, MA1
Der, M1
Dilling, LA1
Elia, J1
Kruesi, MJ1
Lackner, A1
Halperin, JJ1

Reviews

11 reviews available for kynurenine and Brain Disorders

ArticleYear
Altered Tryptophan-Kynurenine Pathway in Delirium: A Review of the Current Literature.
    International journal of molecular sciences, 2023, Mar-15, Volume: 24, Issue:6

    Topics: Aged; Brain Diseases; Delirium; Humans; Immune System; Kynurenine; Quinolinic Acid; Tryptophan

2023
Possibility of Amino Acid Treatment to Prevent the Psychiatric Disorders via Modulation of the Production of Tryptophan Metabolite Kynurenic Acid.
    Nutrients, 2020, May-13, Volume: 12, Issue:5

    Topics: Amino Acids; Animals; Astrocytes; Brain; Brain Diseases; Humans; Kynurenic Acid; Kynurenine; Mental

2020
Kynurenines with neuroactive and redox properties: relevance to aging and brain diseases.
    Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2014, Volume: 2014

    Topics: Aging; Animals; Brain Diseases; Humans; Kynurenine; Metabolic Networks and Pathways; Neuroprotective

2014
The role of kynurenines in disorders of the central nervous system: possibilities for neuroprotection.
    Journal of the neurological sciences, 2009, Aug-15, Volume: 283, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Alzheimer Disease; Animals; Brain; Brain Diseases; Brain Ischemia; Epilepsy; Humans; Huntington Dise

2009
Tryptophan metabolites and brain disorders.
    Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine, 2003, Volume: 41, Issue:7

    Topics: AIDS Dementia Complex; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Humans; Huntington Disease;

2003
Kynurenine pathway and disease: an overview.
    CNS & neurological disorders drug targets, 2007, Volume: 6, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Brain Diseases; Humans; Kynurenine; Signal Transduction

2007
Metabolism and function of brain kynurenines.
    Biochemical Society transactions, 1993, Volume: 21, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Brain; Brain Diseases; Humans; Kynurenic Acid; Kynurenine; Quinolinic Acid; Receptors, N-Me

1993
The use of toxins to elucidate neural function and disease.
    Current opinion in neurology and neurosurgery, 1993, Volume: 6, Issue:3

    Topics: 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine; Brain; Brain Diseases; Disease Models, Animal; Humans;

1993
[Kynurenic pathway in health and disease].
    Postepy higieny i medycyny doswiadczalnej, 2000, Volume: 54, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Brain; Brain Diseases; Humans; Kidney Diseases; Kynurenine; Liver Diseases; Nervous System;

2000
Kynurenic acid: a potential pathogen in brain disorders.
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1992, May-11, Volume: 648

    Topics: Animals; Brain; Brain Diseases; Humans; Kynurenic Acid; Kynurenine; Lyases; Models, Neurological; Re

1992
Quinolinic acid and kynurenic acid in the mammalian brain.
    Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 1991, Volume: 294

    Topics: 3-Hydroxyanthranilate 3,4-Dioxygenase; AIDS Dementia Complex; Animals; Aspartic Acid; Biological Tra

1991

Other Studies

12 other studies available for kynurenine and Brain Disorders

ArticleYear
CSF neopterin and quinolinic acid are biomarkers of neuroinflammation and neurotoxicity in FIRES and other infection-triggered encephalopathy syndromes.
    Annals of clinical and translational neurology, 2023, Volume: 10, Issue:8

    Topics: Biomarkers; Brain Diseases; Chromatography, Liquid; Encephalitis; Humans; Kynurenine; Neopterin; Neu

2023
The association of the kynurenine pathway of tryptophan metabolism with acute brain dysfunction during critical illness*.
    Critical care medicine, 2012, Volume: 40, Issue:3

    Topics: Acute Disease; Aged; Brain Diseases; Critical Illness; Female; Humans; Kynurenine; Male; Metabolic N

2012
The kynurenine pathway: a metabolinomic pathway for intensive care unit delirium?*.
    Critical care medicine, 2012, Volume: 40, Issue:3

    Topics: Brain Diseases; Female; Humans; Kynurenine; Male; Tryptophan

2012
Kynurenine and probenecid prevent quinolinic acid-induced neurotoxicity in rat corpus striatum.
    Proceedings of the Western Pharmacology Society, 1994, Volume: 37

    Topics: Animals; Brain Diseases; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; Kynurenine; Male; Neostriatum; Probenecid; Quinoli

1994
L-alpha-aminoadipic acid as a regulator of kynurenic acid production in the hippocampus: a microdialysis study in freely moving rats.
    European journal of pharmacology, 1995, Jul-25, Volume: 281, Issue:1

    Topics: 2-Aminoadipic Acid; Animals; Brain Diseases; Dialysis; Hippocampus; Kynurenic Acid; Kynurenine; Male

1995
Congenital non-progressive encephalopathy and deafness with intermittent episodes of coma and hyperkynureninuria.
    Journal of inherited metabolic disease, 1996, Volume: 19, Issue:1

    Topics: Algeria; Brain Diseases; Child; Child, Preschool; Coma; Deafness; Female; Humans; Infant; Intellectu

1996
3-Hydroxykynurenine toxicity on the rat striatum in vivo.
    Japanese journal of pharmacology, 1996, Volume: 71, Issue:2

    Topics: Acetylcysteine; Animals; Brain Diseases; Corpus Striatum; Free Radical Scavengers; Injections, Intra

1996
Dramatic changes in oxidative tryptophan metabolism along the kynurenine pathway in experimental cerebral and noncerebral malaria.
    The American journal of pathology, 1998, Volume: 152, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Aspartic Acid; Brain; Brain Diseases; Female; Glutamic Acid; Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxy

1998
Systemic administration of 4-chlorokynurenine prevents quinolinate neurotoxicity in the rat hippocampus.
    European journal of pharmacology, 2000, Mar-03, Volume: 390, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Brain Diseases; Dialysis Solutions; Hippocampus; Injections, Intraperitoneal; Kynurenic Aci

2000
Quinolinic acid and kynurenine pathway metabolism in inflammatory and non-inflammatory neurological disease.
    Brain : a journal of neurology, 1992, Volume: 115 ( Pt 5)

    Topics: Aged; Animals; Brain Diseases; Encephalitis; Female; HIV Infections; Humans; Kynurenic Acid; Kynuren

1992
Neuroactive kynurenines in Lyme borreliosis.
    Neurology, 1992, Volume: 42, Issue:1

    Topics: Brain Diseases; Humans; Kynurenine; Lyme Disease; Lymphokines; Multiple Sclerosis; Nervous System Di

1992
Regulation of kynurenic acid synthesis studied by microdialysis in the dorsal hippocampus of unanesthetized rats.
    European journal of pharmacology, 1992, Mar-31, Volume: 213, Issue:3

    Topics: Aminooxyacetic Acid; Animals; Brain Diseases; Dialysis; Drug Interactions; Hippocampus; Kynurenic Ac

1992