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ArticleOncoimmunology2015

Kynurenine and uric acid levels in chronic myeloid leukemia patients.

Vladimir Vonka, Zuzana Humlova, Hana Klamova, Lenka Kujovska-Krcmova, Martina Petrackova, Eva Hamsikova, Monika Krmencikova-Fliegl, Martina Duskova, Zdenek Roth

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Article in Oncoimmunology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Vladimir VonkaDepartment of Experimental Virology; Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion ; Prague, Czech Republic.
Zuzana HumlovaInstitute of Immunology; First Medical Faculty; Charles University ; Prague; Czech Republic ; Department of Immunology and Microbiology; 1st Medical Faculty; Charles University, and the General Teaching Hospital in Prague ; Prague, Czech Republic.
Hana KlamovaDepartment of Experimental Virology; Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion ; Prague, Czech Republic.
Lenka Kujovska-KrcmovaDepartment of Analytical Chemistry; Faculty of Pharmacy; Charles University ; Hradec Králové, Czech Republic ; III. Internal Gerontometabolic Clinic; University Hospital ; Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
Martina PetrackovaDepartment of Experimental Virology; Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion ; Prague, Czech Republic.
Eva HamsikovaDepartment of Experimental Virology; Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion ; Prague, Czech Republic.
Monika Krmencikova-FlieglDepartment of Experimental Virology; Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion ; Prague, Czech Republic.
Martina DuskovaDepartment of Experimental Virology; Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion ; Prague, Czech Republic.
Zdenek RothDepartment of Biostatistics; State Institute of Health ; Prague, Czech Republic.
Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion · CZCharles University · CZOklahoma State Department of Health · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1), IDO2 and tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase (TDO) represent some of the key immune regulators. Their increased activity has been demonstrated in a number of human malignancies but not yet in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). In the present study, the activity of these enzymes was tested in 29 CML patients and 28 healthy subjects by monitoring the kynurenine (KYN)/tryptophan ratio. Serum samples taken prior to the therapy displayed a highly significant difference in KYN levels between the patient and control groups. However, increased KYN levels were detected in only 13 (44.8%) of these CML patients. The KYN levels in pretreatment sera of the patients correlated with the tumor burden. There was also a strong correlation between KYN levels and uric acid levels (UA). This suggests but does not prove the possible involvement of UA in activating IDO family of enzymes. Whenever tested, the increased KYN levels normalized in the course of the therapy. Patients with normal KYN levels in their pretreatment sera and subsequently treated with interferon-α, showed a transitory increase in their KYN levels. The present data indicate that CML should be added to the malignancies with an increased activity of the IDO family of enzymes and suggest that IDO inhibitors may be used in the treatment of CML patients.

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3-dioxygenasechronic myeloid leukemiaCML, chronic myeloid leukemiaIDO, indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenaseindoleamine 2INFα, interferon- αINFγ, interferon-γKTI, kynurenine/tryptophan indexKYN, kynureninekynurenineNK, natural killerPBMC, peripheral blood mononuclear cellsPh+, Philadelphia chromosome positiveTDO, tryptophan 2, 3-dioxygenaseTKI, tyrosine-kinase inhibitorsT regs, regulatory T cellstryptophan metabolismTRY, tryptophanUA, uric acid.uric acid

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PMID25949913
PMCPMC4404910
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