Chronic effects of γ-interferon on quinolinic acid and indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase in brain of C57BL6 mice

Kuniaki Saito; Sanford P. Markey; Melvyn P. Heyes

doi:10.1016/0006-8993(91)91171-V

Chronic effects of γ-interferon on quinolinic acid and indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase in brain of C57BL6 mice

Kuniaki Saito, Sanford P. Markey, Melvyn P. Heyes

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Abstract

Chronic infections are associated with increased concentrations of the neuroactive kynurenine pathway metabolite, quinolinic acid (QUIN), in blood and cerebrospinal fluid. In the present study, repeated injections of γ-interferon (5000 IU, every 3 days for 39 days) to C57BL6 mice were associated with persistent activation of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), the first enzyme of the kynurenine pathway, in lung and brain, sustained increases in brain QUIN concentration and increases in plasma l-kynurenine and QUIN levels. Mice chronically treated with γ-interferon offer an animal model to investigate the effects of sustained immune stimulation on kynurenine pathway metabolism.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	151-154
Number of pages	4
Journal	Brain Research
Volume	546
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-8993(91)91171-V
Publication status	Published - 12-04-1991
Externally published	Yes

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Neuroscience(all)
Molecular Biology
Clinical Neurology
Developmental Biology

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