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kynurenine and Central Nervous System Disease

kynurenine has been researched along with Central Nervous System Disease in 15 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)
"Quinolinic acid (QUIN) is a neurotoxic metabolite of the kynurenine pathway that accumulates within the central nervous system following immune activation."5.29Quinolinic acid in tumors, hemorrhage and bacterial infections of the central nervous system in children. ( Heyes, MP; Milstien, S; Saito, K; Schiff, SJ, 1995)
"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)
"In patients with no apparent CNS disease, CSF PIC levels were 10-fold higher in samples taken between 20:00 and 16:00 h compared with those collected between 04:00 and 12:00 h."1.35Age and circadian influences on picolinic acid concentrations in human cerebrospinal fluid. ( Bilgin, A; Coggan, SE; Grant, RS; Smythe, GA, 2009)
"Quinolinic acid (QUIN) is a neurotoxic metabolite of the kynurenine pathway that accumulates within the central nervous system following immune activation."1.29Quinolinic acid in tumors, hemorrhage and bacterial infections of the central nervous system in children. ( Heyes, MP; Milstien, S; Saito, K; Schiff, SJ, 1995)

Research

Studies (15)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19902 (13.33)18.7374
1990's1 (6.67)18.2507
2000's5 (33.33)29.6817
2010's7 (46.67)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Fazio, F1
Ulivieri, M1
Volpi, C1
Gargaro, M1
Fallarino, F1
Vécsei, L4
Dounay, AB1
Tuttle, JB1
Verhoest, PR1
Török, N1
Majláth, Z1
Fülöp, F2
Toldi, J3
Anderson, G1
Coggan, SE1
Smythe, GA1
Bilgin, A1
Grant, RS1
Kandanearatchi, A1
Brew, BJ1
Szalárdy, L1
Stone, TW2
Mackay, GM1
Forrest, CM1
Clark, CJ1
Darlington, LG1
Klivényi, P1
Topczewska-Bruns, J1
Pawlak, D1
Tankiewicz, A1
Chabielska, E1
Buczko, W1
Linkswiler, H1
Heyes, MP1
Saito, K1
Milstien, S1
Schiff, SJ1
Raine, DN1

Reviews

8 reviews available for kynurenine and Central Nervous System Disease

ArticleYear
Targeting metabotropic glutamate receptors for the treatment of neuroinflammation.
    Current opinion in pharmacology, 2018, Volume: 38

    Topics: Animals; Central Nervous System Diseases; Humans; Inflammation; Kynurenine; Mental Disorders; Microg

2018
Challenges and Opportunities in the Discovery of New Therapeutics Targeting the Kynurenine Pathway.
    Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2015, Nov-25, Volume: 58, Issue:22

    Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Central Nervous System Diseases; Enzyme Inhibitors; Humans; Indoleam

2015
Brain Aging and Disorders of the Central Nervous System: Kynurenines and Drug Metabolism.
    Current drug metabolism, 2016, Volume: 17, Issue:5

    Topics: Aging; Animals; Brain; Central Nervous System Diseases; Humans; Kynurenine; Pharmaceutical Preparati

2016
The kynurenine pathway and quinolinic acid: pivotal roles in HIV associated neurocognitive disorders.
    The FEBS journal, 2012, Volume: 279, Issue:8

    Topics: Central Nervous System Diseases; Cognition Disorders; HIV; HIV Infections; Humans; Kynurenine; Quino

2012
Kynurenines in the CNS: recent advances and new questions.
    Nature reviews. Drug discovery, 2013, Volume: 12, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Autoimmune Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Drug Design; Drug Evaluation, Preclin

2013
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
Kynurenines in neurodegenerative disorders: therapeutic consideration.
    Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 2004, Volume: 541

    Topics: AIDS Dementia Complex; Animals; Central Nervous System Diseases; Down Syndrome; Enzyme Inhibitors; H

2004
Kynurenines in the CNS: from endogenous obscurity to therapeutic importance.
    Progress in neurobiology, 2001, Volume: 64, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Central Nervous System; Central Nervous System Diseases; Humans; Kynurenine; Neurotoxins; Q

2001

Other Studies

7 other studies available for kynurenine and Central Nervous System Disease

ArticleYear
[Nature Reviews Drug Discovery: editorial article of neuroscientists from Szeged about kynurenine (IF: 33.078)].
    Ideggyogyaszati szemle, 2014, Jan-30, Volume: 67, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Animals; Central Nervous System Diseases; Humans; Kynurenine; Tryptophan

2014
Editorial: The Kynurenine and Melatonergic Pathways in Psychiatric and CNS Disorders.
    Current pharmaceutical design, 2016, Volume: 22, Issue:8

    Topics: Central Nervous System Diseases; Humans; Kynurenine; Melatonin; Mental Disorders; Signal Transductio

2016
Age and circadian influences on picolinic acid concentrations in human cerebrospinal fluid.
    Journal of neurochemistry, 2009, Volume: 108, Issue:5

    Topics: Aging; Analysis of Variance; C-Reactive Protein; Case-Control Studies; Central Nervous System Diseas

2009
Kynurenine metabolism in central nervous system in experimental chronic renal failure.
    Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 2003, Volume: 527

    Topics: Animals; Central Nervous System; Central Nervous System Diseases; Kidney Failure, Chronic; Kynurenin

2003
Biochemical and physiological changes in vitamin B6 deficiency.
    The American journal of clinical nutrition, 1967, Volume: 20, Issue:6

    Topics: Alanine Transaminase; Anemia, Hypochromic; Central Nervous System Diseases; Cysteine; Erythrocytes;

1967
Quinolinic acid in tumors, hemorrhage and bacterial infections of the central nervous system in children.
    Journal of the neurological sciences, 1995, Volume: 133, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Bacterial Infections; Biomarkers; Biopterins; Central Nervous System Diseases; Ce

1995
Effect of treatment on tryptophan metabolism in childhood epilepsy.
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1969, Sep-30, Volume: 166, Issue:1

    Topics: Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Adult; Anticonvulsants; Central Nervous System Diseases; Child; Child,

1969