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Role of the indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase/kynurenine pathway of tryptophan metabolism in behavioral alterations in a hepatic encephalopathy rat model

BACKGROUND: This study aims to explore the role of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO)/kynurenine (KYN) pathway of tryptophan (TRY) metabolism in behavioral alterations observed in hepatic encephalopathy (HE) rats. METHODS: Expression levels of proinflammatory cytokines were tested by QT-PCR and ELISA...

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Autores principales: Jiang, Xi, Xu, Lexing, Tang, Lin, Liu, Fuhe, Chen, Ziwei, Zhang, Jiajia, Chen, Lei, Pang, Cong, Yu, Xuefeng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5753541/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29301550
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12974-017-1037-9