The Metabolic Factor Kynurenic Acid of Kynurenine Pathway Predicts Major Depressive Disorder

The Metabolic Factor Kynurenic Acid of Kynurenine Pathway Predicts Major Depressive Disorder

Background: Metabolic factors in the kynurenine pathway (KP) have been widely accepted as being a major mechanism in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). However, the effects of these metabolites on the degree and pattern of MDD are still poorly understood, partly due to the elusiveness of the level of...

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Main Authors: Hongye Liu, Lei Ding, Huifeng Zhang, David Mellor, Haiyan Wu, Dongmei Zhao, Chuangxin Wu, Zhiguang Lin, Jiaojian Yuan, Daihui Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
major depressive disorder
kynurenine pathway
quinolinic acid
kynurenic acid
mass spectrometry
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00552/full

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