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Common genetic variation in the indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase genes and antidepressant treatment outcome in major depressive disorder.
Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) - 1 Mar 2012
Cutler Jessica A, Rush A John, McMahon Francis J, Laje Gonzalo
Abstract excerpt
The essential amino acid tryptophan is the precursor to serotonin, but it can also be metabolized into kynurenine through indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO). Increased immune activation has long been associated with symptoms of depression and has been shown to upregulate the expression of IDO. The presence of additional IDO directs more tryptophan down the kynurenine pathway, leaving less available for synthesis...
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