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ArticleMediators of inflammation2016

Negative Impact of Hypoxia on Tryptophan 2,3-Dioxygenase Function.

Frank Elbers, Claudia Woite, Valentina Antoni, Sara Stein, Hiroshi Funakoshi, Toshikazu Nakamura, Gereon Schares, Walter Däubener, Silvia K Eller

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Article in Mediators of inflammation, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Frank ElbersInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Heinrich-Heine-University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Claudia WoiteInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Heinrich-Heine-University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Valentina AntoniInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Heinrich-Heine-University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Sara SteinInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Heinrich-Heine-University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Hiroshi FunakoshiCenter for Advanced Research and Education, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan.
Toshikazu NakamuraNeurogen Inc., 1-1-52-201 Nakahozumi, Ibaraki 567-0034, Japan.
Gereon ScharesFriedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Epidemiology, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Walter DäubenerInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Heinrich-Heine-University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Silvia K EllerInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Heinrich-Heine-University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4106-3695
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DEAsahikawa Medical University · JPFriedrich-Loeffler-Institut · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tryptophan is an essential amino acid for hosts and pathogens. The liver enzyme tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase (TDO) provokes, by its ability to degrade tryptophan to N-formylkynurenine, the precursor of the immune-relevant kynurenines, direct and indirect antimicrobial and immunoregulatory states. Up to now these TDO-mediated broad-spectrum effector functions have never been observed under hypoxia in vitro, although physiologic oxygen concentrations in liver tissue are low, especially in case of infection. Here we analysed recombinant expressed human TDO and ex vivo murine TDO functions under different oxygen conditions and show that TDO-induced restrictions of clinically relevant pathogens (bacteria, parasites) and of T cell proliferation are abrogated under hypoxic conditions. We pinpointed the loss of TDO efficiency to the reduction of TDO activity, since cell survival and TDO protein levels were unaffected. In conclusion, the potent antimicrobial as well as immunoregulatory effects of TDO were substantially impaired under hypoxic conditions that pathophysiologically occur in vivo. This might be detrimental for the appropriate host immune response towards relevant pathogens.

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AnimalsCell HypoxiaCell LineCell ProliferationCell SurvivalEnterococcus faecalisFibroblastsHeLa CellsHumansLiverMiceMice, KnockoutNeosporaT-LymphocytesToxoplasmaTryptophan OxygenaseTryptophan Oxygenase

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PMCPMC4985583
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