Serial Analysis of Tryptophan Degradation and Neopterin Formation in an otherwise Healthy Individual before and during an Infectious Episode
Thl-type cytokine interferon-y induces neopterin production in human monocyte-derived macrophages and it stimulates enzyme indoleamine (2,3)-dioxygenase (IDO) which converts tryptophan to kynurenine in various cells. In an integrative single-case study, a healthy, 27-year-old female had collected he...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2006-02-01
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| Series: | Pteridines |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/pteridines.2006.17.1.25 |