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BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY
Volume 16, Issue 5, Pages 596-601Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-1591(02)00014-4
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cytokine; brain; interferon-gamma; indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; lipopolysaccharide; superantigen; mouse
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The essential amino-acid, L-tryptophan, is the precursor of serotonin. Its availability in the brain is controlled by indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO). This enzyme is inducible by cytokines such as interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and is the first and rate-limiting enzyme of the catabolism pathway of tryptophan. Since induction of IDO has been proposed to mediate the influence of cytokines on mood in patients with various somatic disorders, the present study aimed at analyzing the relationships between changes in brain IDO activity and serum IFN-gamma levels in response to peripheral immune stimulation by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and superantigen in mice. Each of these treatments induced an increase in serum IFN-gamma at 6 h post-treatment followed 24 It later by a two-fold increase in IDO activity in the brain. These results support the involvement of peripheral IFN-gamma in the control Of L-tryptophan catabolism in the brain. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.
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