Tryptophan depletion in context of the inflammatory and general nutritional status of a low-income South African HIV-infected population

BACKGROUND: The essential amino acid tryptophan cannot be synthesised in the body and must be acquired through dietary intake. Oxidation of tryptophan, due to immune induction of the enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), is considered to be the main cause of tryptophan depletion in HIV infection...

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Autores principales: Bipath, Priyesh, Levay, Peter F., Viljoen, Margaretha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5026021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26887418
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41043-016-0042-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5026021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26887418
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41043-016-0042-4

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