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A role for inflammatory metabolites as modulators of the glutamate N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor in depression and suicidality.

Bay-Richter, Cecilie LU ; Linderholm, Klas R ; Lim, Chai K ; Samuelsson, Martin ; Träskman Bendz, Lil LU ; Guillemin, Gilles J ; Erhardt, Sophie and Brundin, Lena LU (2015) In Brain Behavior and Immunity 43(Aug 12). p.110-117
Abstract
Patients with depression and suicidality suffer from low-grade neuroinflammation. Pro-inflammatory cytokines activate indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, an initial enzyme of the kynurenine pathway. This pathway produces neuroactive metabolites, including quinolinic- and kynurenic acid, binding to the glutamate N-methyl-d-aspartate-receptor, which is hypothesized to be part of the neural mechanisms underlying symptoms of depression. We therefore hypothesized that symptoms of depression and suicidality would fluctuate over time in patients prone to suicidal behavior, depending on the degree of inflammation and kynurenine metabolite levels in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
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Brain Behavior and Immunity
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Aug 12
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1090-2139
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10.1016/j.bbi.2014.07.012
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  abstract     = {{Patients with depression and suicidality suffer from low-grade neuroinflammation. Pro-inflammatory cytokines activate indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, an initial enzyme of the kynurenine pathway. This pathway produces neuroactive metabolites, including quinolinic- and kynurenic acid, binding to the glutamate N-methyl-d-aspartate-receptor, which is hypothesized to be part of the neural mechanisms underlying symptoms of depression. We therefore hypothesized that symptoms of depression and suicidality would fluctuate over time in patients prone to suicidal behavior, depending on the degree of inflammation and kynurenine metabolite levels in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).}},
  author       = {{Bay-Richter, Cecilie and Linderholm, Klas R and Lim, Chai K and Samuelsson, Martin and Träskman Bendz, Lil and Guillemin, Gilles J and Erhardt, Sophie and Brundin, Lena}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{Aug 12}},
  pages        = {{110--117}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Brain Behavior and Immunity}},
  title        = {{A role for inflammatory metabolites as modulators of the glutamate N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor in depression and suicidality.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2014.07.012}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.bbi.2014.07.012}},
  volume       = {{43}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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