Indoleamine 2, 3‐dioxygenase in T‐cell tolerance and tumoral immune escape

JB Katz, AJ Muller, GC Prendergast - Immunological reviews, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Indoleamine 2, 3‐dioxygenase (IDO) degrades the essential amino acid tryptophan in
mammals, catalyzing the initial and rate‐limiting step in the de novo biosynthesis …

The role of the kynurenine signaling pathway in different chronic pain conditions and potential use of therapeutic agents

F Jovanovic, KD Candido, NN Knezevic - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Tryptophan (TRP) is an essential, aromatic amino acid catabolized by indoleamine 2, 3-
dioxygenase (IDO) and tryptophan 2, 3-dioxygenase (TDO) enzymes into kynurenine. The …

Immune-modulating enzyme indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase is effectively inhibited by targeting its apo-form

MT Nelp, PA Kates, JT Hunt, JA Newitt… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
For cancer cells to survive and proliferate, they must escape normal immune destruction.
One mechanism by which this is accomplished is through immune suppression effected by …

Structural insights into substrate and inhibitor binding sites in human indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1

A Lewis-Ballester, KN Pham, D Batabyal… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract Human indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1 (hIDO1) is an attractive cancer
immunotherapeutic target owing to its role in promoting tumoral immune escape. However …

Nitric oxide: a neglected driver for the conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance genes among wastewater microbiota

H Huang, G Feng, M Wang, C Liu, Y Wu… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The dissemination of plasmid-borne antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in wastewater is
becoming an urgent concern. Previous studies mainly focused on the effects of coexisting …

Targeting indoleamine-2, 3-dioxygenase in cancer: Scientific rationale and clinical evidence

B Ricciuti, GC Leonardi, P Puccetti, F Fallarino… - Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Immunotherapy through immune checkpoint blockers (ICBs) is quickly transforming cancer
treatment by improving patients' outcomes. However, innate and acquired resistance to ICBs …

Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase is the anticancer target for a novel series of potent naphthoquinone-based inhibitors

S Kumar, WP Malachowski… - Journal of medicinal …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) is emerging as an important new therapeutic target for
the treatment of cancer, chronic viral infections, and other diseases characterized by …

Kynurenines with neuroactive and redox properties: relevance to aging and brain diseases

J Reyes Ocampo, R Lugo Huitrón… - Oxidative Medicine …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The kynurenine pathway (KP) is the main route of tryptophan degradation whose final
product is NAD+. The metabolism of tryptophan can be altered in ageing and with …

Tryptophan metabolism in allergic disorders

JM Gostner, K Becker, H Kofler, B Strasser… - International archives of …, 2016 - karger.com
Allergic diseases such as asthma and rhinitis, as well the early phase of atopic dermatitis,
are characterized by a Th2-skewed immune environment. Th2-type cytokines are …

Human tryptophan dioxygenase: a comparison to indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase

D Batabyal, SR Yeh - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2007 - ACS Publications
In contrast to the diverse superfamily of monooxygenases, there are only two classes of
heme-containing dioxygenases in humans. One is tryptophan 2, 3 dioxygenase (hTDO), and …