REVIEW ARTICLE

Kynurenic pathway in health and disease

Piotr Myśliwiec , Dariusz Pawlak

Published: 2000-03-15

GICID: 01.3001.0000.3273

Available language versions: en

Issue: Postepy Hig Med Dosw 2000; 54 (2)

Abstract

The paper gives a review about kynurenic pathway metabolism of tryptophan. The implication of its metabolites in pathomechanism of several dysfunctions of tissues and organs as well as possibilities of therapeutic interference are described.