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Cerebral cortex and lung indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase activity is increased in type-D retrovirus infected macaques.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1647247     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Increased concentrations of the neuroactive kynurenine pathway metabolites, quinolinic acid (QUIN) and kynurenic acid (KYNA), occur in the CSF of humans infected with the human immunodeficiency virus and macaques infected with retroviruses, including the D/1/California serotype. In the present study, increased activity of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), the first enzyme of the kynurenine pathway, occurred in cerebral cortex and lung of macaques with clinical SAIDS. Such increases provide a mechanism to accelerate the formation of kynurenine pathway metabolites in both systemic tissues and the central nervous system.
Authors:
K Saito; A Lackner; S P Markey; M P Heyes
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Brain research     Volume:  540     ISSN:  0006-8993     ISO Abbreviation:  Brain Res.     Publication Date:  1991 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-07-31     Completed Date:  1991-07-31     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0045503     Medline TA:  Brain Res     Country:  NETHERLANDS    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  353-6     Citation Subset:  IM; X    
Affiliation:
Section on Analytical Biochemistry, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cerebral Cortex / enzymology*
Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase
Kynurenine / metabolism
Liver / enzymology
Lung / enzymology*
Macaca mulatta
Reference Values
Retroviruses, Simian*
Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / enzymology*
Tryptophan Oxygenase / metabolism*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
AI20573/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; RR00039/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; RR00169/RR/NCRR NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
343-65-7/Kynurenine; EC 1.13.11.11/Tryptophan Oxygenase; EC 1.13.11.42/Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase

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