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kynurenine and Malignant Melanoma

kynurenine has been researched along with Malignant Melanoma in 19 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
"Twenty-six patients with malignant melanoma were randomly assigned in double-blind fashion to receive either placebo or paroxetine, beginning 2 weeks before IFN-alpha treatment and continuing for the first 12 weeks of IFN-alpha therapy."9.10Interferon-alpha-induced changes in tryptophan metabolism. relationship to depression and paroxetine treatment. ( Capuron, L; Fuchs, D; Lawson, DH; Miller, AH; Musselman, DL; Nemeroff, CB; Neurauter, G, 2003)
"A key link between amino acid catabolism and immune regulation in cancer is the augmented tryptophan (Trp) catabolism through the kynurenine pathway (KP), a metabolic route induced by interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and related to poor prognosis in melanomas."7.83Melanocytes are more responsive to IFN-γ and produce higher amounts of kynurenine than melanoma cells. ( Assmann, N; Campa, A; Clara, RO; Coimbra, JB; Dettmer-Wilde, K; Nurenberger, N; Oefner, PJ; Ramos Moreno, AC, 2016)
"The effects of melatonin, its precursors and derivatives on the growth of cultured human uveal melanoma cells were studied."7.70Effects of melatonin, its precursors and derivatives on the growth of cultured human uveal melanoma cells. ( Hu, DN; McCormick, SA; Roberts, JE, 1998)
"Tryptophan metabolism has been studied in mice with Harding-Passey melanoma and in controls, after a load of 1."7.66Enzyme activities and metabolites along the kynurenine pathway in mice with Harding-Passey melanoma. ( Allegri, G; Baccichetti, F; Cardin de' Stefani, EL; Costa, C; De Antoni, A; Vanzan, S, 1983)
"The kynurenine pathway is a major pathway of tryptophan metabolism leading to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) production."7.01PPARs and the Kynurenine Pathway in Melanoma-Potential Biological Interactions. ( Gerkowicz, A; Krasowska, D; Walczak, K, 2023)
"Twenty-six patients with malignant melanoma were randomly assigned in double-blind fashion to receive either placebo or paroxetine, beginning 2 weeks before IFN-alpha treatment and continuing for the first 12 weeks of IFN-alpha therapy."5.10Interferon-alpha-induced changes in tryptophan metabolism. relationship to depression and paroxetine treatment. ( Capuron, L; Fuchs, D; Lawson, DH; Miller, AH; Musselman, DL; Nemeroff, CB; Neurauter, G, 2003)
" This study investigated the clinical relevance of IDO1 expression by immune cells in the lymph nodes and blood and of the serum kynurenine/tryptophan (Kyn/Trp) ratio in 65 systemic treatment naïve stage I-III melanoma patients."4.02Clinical Relevance of Serum Kyn/Trp Ratio and Basal and IFNγ-Upregulated IDO1 Expression in Peripheral Monocytes in Early Stage Melanoma. ( Allorge, D; Brochez, L; Demeyer, A; Ferdinande, L; Haspeslagh, M; Hennart, B; Meireson, A; Ost, P; Spaas, M; Sundahl, N, 2021)
"A key link between amino acid catabolism and immune regulation in cancer is the augmented tryptophan (Trp) catabolism through the kynurenine pathway (KP), a metabolic route induced by interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and related to poor prognosis in melanomas."3.83Melanocytes are more responsive to IFN-γ and produce higher amounts of kynurenine than melanoma cells. ( Assmann, N; Campa, A; Clara, RO; Coimbra, JB; Dettmer-Wilde, K; Nurenberger, N; Oefner, PJ; Ramos Moreno, AC, 2016)
"The effects of melatonin, its precursors and derivatives on the growth of cultured human uveal melanoma cells were studied."3.70Effects of melatonin, its precursors and derivatives on the growth of cultured human uveal melanoma cells. ( Hu, DN; McCormick, SA; Roberts, JE, 1998)
"Tryptophan metabolism has been studied in mice with Harding-Passey melanoma and in controls, after a load of 1."3.66Enzyme activities and metabolites along the kynurenine pathway in mice with Harding-Passey melanoma. ( Allegri, G; Baccichetti, F; Cardin de' Stefani, EL; Costa, C; De Antoni, A; Vanzan, S, 1983)
"The kynurenine pathway is a major pathway of tryptophan metabolism leading to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) production."3.01PPARs and the Kynurenine Pathway in Melanoma-Potential Biological Interactions. ( Gerkowicz, A; Krasowska, D; Walczak, K, 2023)
"Kynurenine metabolites inhibit T-cell proliferation resulting in cell growth arrest."2.82The involvement of a chemokine receptor antagonist CTCE-9908 and kynurenine metabolites in cancer development. ( Basson, C; Bipath, P; Hlophe, Y; Joubert, AM; Nkandeu, DS; Nyakudya, T; Serem, JC, 2022)

Research

Studies (19)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19902 (10.53)18.7374
1990's1 (5.26)18.2507
2000's3 (15.79)29.6817
2010's3 (15.79)24.3611
2020's10 (52.63)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Meireson, A1
Ferdinande, L1
Haspeslagh, M1
Hennart, B1
Allorge, D1
Ost, P1
Sundahl, N1
Spaas, M1
Demeyer, A1
Brochez, L1
Nkandeu, DS1
Basson, C1
Joubert, AM1
Serem, JC1
Bipath, P1
Nyakudya, T1
Hlophe, Y1
Hubková, B1
Valko-Rokytovská, M1
Čižmárová, B1
Zábavníková, M1
Mareková, M1
Birková, A1
Fujiwara, Y1
Kato, S1
Nesline, MK1
Conroy, JM1
DePietro, P1
Pabla, S1
Kurzrock, R1
Walczak, K4
Gerkowicz, A1
Krasowska, D1
Panfili, E1
Mondanelli, G1
Orabona, C1
Gargaro, M1
Volpi, C1
Belladonna, ML1
Rossini, S1
Suvieri, C1
Pallotta, MT1
Oldan, JD1
Giglio, BC1
Smith, E1
Zhao, W1
Bouchard, DM1
Ivanovic, M1
Lee, YZ1
Collichio, FA1
Meyers, MO1
Wallack, DE1
Abernethy-Leinwand, A1
Long, PK1
Trembath, DG1
Googe, PB1
Kowalski, MH1
Ivanova, A1
Ezzell, JA1
Nikolaishvili-Feinberg, N1
Thomas, NE1
Wong, TZ1
Ollila, DW1
Li, Z1
Moschos, SJ1
Rad Pour, S1
Morikawa, H1
Kiani, NA1
Yang, M1
Azimi, A1
Shafi, G1
Shang, M1
Baumgartner, R1
Ketelhuth, DFJ1
Kamleh, MA1
Wheelock, CE1
Lundqvist, A1
Hansson, J1
Tegnér, J1
Li, H1
Bullock, K1
Gurjao, C1
Braun, D1
Shukla, SA1
Bossé, D1
Lalani, AA1
Gopal, S1
Jin, C1
Horak, C1
Wind-Rotolo, M1
Signoretti, S1
McDermott, DF1
Freeman, GJ1
Van Allen, EM1
Schreiber, SL1
Stephen Hodi, F1
Sellers, WR1
Garraway, LA1
Clish, CB1
Choueiri, TK1
Giannakis, M1
Langner, E1
Makuch-Kocka, A1
Szelest, M2
Szalast, K2
Marciniak, S1
Plech, T3
Kazimierczak, P1
Clara, RO1
Assmann, N1
Ramos Moreno, AC1
Coimbra, JB1
Nurenberger, N1
Dettmer-Wilde, K1
Oefner, PJ1
Campa, A1
Capuron, L2
Neurauter, G1
Musselman, DL2
Lawson, DH2
Nemeroff, CB2
Fuchs, D2
Miller, AH2
Frick, B1
Schröcksnadel, K1
Weber, WP1
Feder-Mengus, C1
Chiarugi, A1
Rosenthal, R1
Reschner, A1
Schumacher, R1
Zajac, P1
Misteli, H1
Frey, DM1
Oertli, D1
Heberer, M1
Spagnoli, GC1
De Antoni, A2
Costa, C2
Baccichetti, F1
Cardin de' Stefani, EL1
Vanzan, S1
Allegri, G2
Hu, DN1
McCormick, SA1
Roberts, JE1
Bordin, F1

Reviews

4 reviews available for kynurenine and Malignant Melanoma

ArticleYear
The involvement of a chemokine receptor antagonist CTCE-9908 and kynurenine metabolites in cancer development.
    Cell biochemistry and function, 2022, Volume: 40, Issue:6

    Topics: Chemokine CXCL12; Chemokines, CXC; Child; Humans; Kynurenine; Melanoma; Peptides; Receptors, CXCR4;

2022
Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) inhibitors and cancer immunotherapy.
    Cancer treatment reviews, 2022, Volume: 110

    Topics: B7-H1 Antigen; Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; CTLA-4 Antigen; Enzyme Inhibitors; Humans; Im

2022
PPARs and the Kynurenine Pathway in Melanoma-Potential Biological Interactions.
    International journal of molecular sciences, 2023, 02-04, Volume: 24, Issue:4

    Topics: Humans; Kynurenine; Melanoma; Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors; Skin Neoplasms; Tryptopha

2023
A New Insight into the Potential Role of Tryptophan-Derived AhR Ligands in Skin Physiological and Pathological Processes.
    International journal of molecular sciences, 2021, Jan-22, Volume: 22, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Carbazoles; Chloracne; Dermatitis, Atopic; Humans; Hyperpigmentation; Kynurenic Acid; Kynur

2021

Trials

1 trial available for kynurenine and Malignant Melanoma

ArticleYear
Interferon-alpha-induced changes in tryptophan metabolism. relationship to depression and paroxetine treatment.
    Biological psychiatry, 2003, Nov-01, Volume: 54, Issue:9

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; Anxiety; Depression; Double-Blind Method; Fem

2003

Other Studies

14 other studies available for kynurenine and Malignant Melanoma

ArticleYear
Clinical Relevance of Serum Kyn/Trp Ratio and Basal and IFNγ-Upregulated IDO1 Expression in Peripheral Monocytes in Early Stage Melanoma.
    Frontiers in immunology, 2021, Volume: 12

    Topics: Adult; Cells, Cultured; Enzyme Induction; Female; Humans; Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase; Inte

2021
Tryptophan: Its Metabolism along the Kynurenine, Serotonin, and Indole Pathway in Malignant Melanoma.
    International journal of molecular sciences, 2022, Aug-15, Volume: 23, Issue:16

    Topics: Humans; Indoles; Kynurenine; Melanoma; Melanoma, Cutaneous Malignant; Serotonin; Skin Neoplasms; Try

2022
The catalytic inhibitor epacadostat can affect the non-enzymatic function of IDO1.
    Frontiers in immunology, 2023, Volume: 14

    Topics: Humans; Kynurenine; Melanoma; Oximes; Tryptophan

2023
Increased tryptophan, but not increased glucose metabolism, predict resistance of pembrolizumab in stage III/IV melanoma.
    Oncoimmunology, 2023, Volume: 12, Issue:1

    Topics: Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; Glucose; Humans; Kynurenine; Melanoma; Melanoma, Cutaneous Malignant; Prospe

2023
Exhaustion of CD4+ T-cells mediated by the Kynurenine Pathway in Melanoma.
    Scientific reports, 2019, 08-21, Volume: 9, Issue:1

    Topics: B7-H1 Antigen; CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes; Cell Line; Cell Proliferation; Coculture Techniques; Cult

2019
Metabolomic adaptations and correlates of survival to immune checkpoint blockade.
    Nature communications, 2019, 09-25, Volume: 10, Issue:1

    Topics: Adaptation, Physiological; Aged; Antineoplastic Agents; Carcinoma, Renal Cell; Clinical Trials as To

2019
Effect of Tryptophan-Derived AhR Ligands, Kynurenine, Kynurenic Acid and FICZ, on Proliferation, Cell Cycle Regulation and Cell Death of Melanoma Cells-In Vitro Studies.
    International journal of molecular sciences, 2020, Oct-26, Volume: 21, Issue:21

    Topics: Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors; Carbazoles; Cell Cycle; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Prolife

2020
UVB Radiation and Selected Tryptophan-Derived AhR Ligands-Potential Biological Interactions in Melanoma Cells.
    International journal of molecular sciences, 2021, Jul-13, Volume: 22, Issue:14

    Topics: Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors; Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; Humans; Kynurenic A

2021
Melanocytes are more responsive to IFN-γ and produce higher amounts of kynurenine than melanoma cells.
    Biological chemistry, 2016, Volume: 397, Issue:1

    Topics: Cell Line, Tumor; Humans; Interferon-gamma; Kynurenine; Melanocytes; Melanoma

2016
Plasma homocysteine and immune activation in patients with malignant melanoma undergoing treatment with IFN-alpha.
    Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research, 2004, Volume: 24, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Antineoplastic Agents; Female; Folic Acid; Homocysteine; Humans; Interferon alpha-2; In

2004
Differential effects of the tryptophan metabolite 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid on the proliferation of human CD8+ T cells induced by TCR triggering or homeostatic cytokines.
    European journal of immunology, 2006, Volume: 36, Issue:2

    Topics: 3-Hydroxyanthranilic Acid; Antigen Presentation; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell

2006
Enzyme activities and metabolites along the kynurenine pathway in mice with Harding-Passey melanoma.
    Acta vitaminologica et enzymologica, 1983, Volume: 5, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Hydrolases; Kynurenine; Lyases; Melanoma; Mice; Neoplasm Transplantation; Transaminases; Tr

1983
Effects of melatonin, its precursors and derivatives on the growth of cultured human uveal melanoma cells.
    Melanoma research, 1998, Volume: 8, Issue:3

    Topics: Cell Division; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Humans; Kynurenine; Melanoma; Melatonin; Serotonin;

1998
Melanogenesis from tryptophan. Biogenetic experiments with Harding-Passey mouse melanoma.
    Experientia, 1974, Jun-15, Volume: 30, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Carbon Radioisotopes; Kynurenine; Melanins; Melanoma; Mice; Neoplasm Transplantation; Neopl

1974