Neuroactive Kynurenines as Pharmacological Targets: New Experimental Tools and Exciting Therapeutic Opportunities

A Pocivavsek, R Schwarcz, S Erhardt… - Pharmacological Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Both preclinical and clinical studies implicate functional impairments of several neuroactive
metabolites of the kynurenine pathway (KP), the major degradative cascade of the essential …

Map** cellular interactions from spatially resolved transcriptomics data

J Zhu, Y Wang, WY Chang, A Malewska, F Napolitano… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Cell–cell communication (CCC) is essential to how life forms and functions. However,
accurate, high-throughput map** of how expression of all genes in one cell affects …

Differential transcriptomic host responses in the early phase of viral and bacterial infections in human lung tissue explants ex vivo

A Sohail, FH Waqas, P Braubach, L Czichon… - Respiratory …, 2024 - Springer
Background The first 24 h of infection represent a critical time window in interactions
between pathogens and host tissue. However, it is not possible to study such early events in …

Tolerogenic dendritic cells and TLR4/IRAK4/NF-κB signaling pathway in allergic rhinitis

C Kang, X Li, P Liu, Y Liu, Y Niu, X Zeng… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Dendritic cells (DCs), central participants in the allergic immune response, can capture and
present allergens leading to allergic inflammation in the immunopathogenesis of allergic …

[HTML][HTML] Kynurenine Pathway after Kidney Transplantation: Friend or Foe?

I Zakrocka, EM Urbańska, W Załuska… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Kidney transplantation significantly improves the survival of patients with end-stage kidney
disease (ESKD) compared to other forms of kidney replacement therapy. However, kidney …

Membrane localization and phosphorylation of indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 2 (IDO2) in A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cells: first steps in exploring its signaling …

C Suvieri, F De Marchis, M Mandarano… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 2 (IDO2) is a paralog of Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1
(IDO1), a tryptophan-degrading enzyme producing immunomodulatory molecules. However …

Regulation of IDO2 by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) in breast cancer

SY Kado, K Bein, AR Castaneda, AA Pouraryan… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 2 (IDO2) is a tryptophan-catabolizing enzyme and a homolog
of IDO1 with a distinct expression pattern compared with IDO1. In dendritic cells (DCs), IDO …

[HTML][HTML] Autophagy activation within inflammatory microenvironment improved the therapeutic effect of MSC-Derived extracellular Vesicle in SLE

S Liao, F Guo, Z ** strategies to improve the therapeutic efficacy of mesenchymal stem
cell (MSC)-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) in autoimmune diseases have garnered …

Metabolomics profiling reveals differences in proliferation between tumorigenic and non-tumorigenic Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells

N Sun, Y Zhang, J Dong, G Liu, Z Liu, J Wang, Z Qiao… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Background Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells are a cellular matrix in the production
of influenza vaccines. The proliferation rate of MDCK cells is one of the critical factors that …

A comprehensive prognostic score for head and neck squamous cancer driver genes and phenotype traits

W Zeng, F **e, Y Pan, Z Chen, H Chen, X Liu, K Tian… - Discover Oncology, 2023 - Springer
Background Head and neck squamous cancer (HNSCC) presents variable phenotype and
progression features. Clinically applicable, high-accuracy multifactorial prognostic models …