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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

The Kynurenine Pathway-New Linkage between Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Autoimmune Endocrinopathies.

Anna Krupa, Irina Kowalska

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.

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55citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 82 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Elevating Circulating L-Kynurenine Promotes Frailty in Aging Mice.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2026
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  18. Peripheral Kynurenine Pathway Metabolites in Patients with Psoriasis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anna KrupaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, Medical University of Bialystok, M. Sklodowskiej-Curie 24A, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8490-1866
Irina KowalskaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, Medical University of Bialystok, M. Sklodowskiej-Curie 24A, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9281-1959
Medical University of Białystok · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The kynurenine pathway (KP) is highly regulated in the immune system, where it promotes immunosuppression in response to infection or inflammation. Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1), the main enzyme of KP, has a broad spectrum of activity on immune cells regulation, controlling the balance between stimulation and suppression of the immune system at sites of local inflammation, relevant to a wide range of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Various autoimmune diseases, among them endocrinopathies, have been identified to date, but despite significant progress in their diagnosis and treatment, they are still associated with significant complications, morbidity, and mortality. The precise cellular and molecular mechanisms leading to the onset and development of autoimmune disease remain poorly clarified so far. In breaking of tolerance, the cells of the innate immunity provide a decisive microenvironment that regulates immune cells' differentiation, leading to activation of adaptive immunity. The current review provided a comprehensive presentation of the known role of IDO1 and KP activation in the regulation of the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system. Significant attention has been paid to the immunoregulatory role of IDO1 in the most prevalent, organ-specific autoimmune endocrinopathies-type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and autoimmune thyroiditis.

Indexed as

Adaptive ImmunityAutoimmune DiseasesEndocrine System DiseasesHumansImmunity, InnateKynurenineSignal TransductionKynurenineadaptive immunityautoimmune diseaseautoimmune endocrinopathiesautoimmune thyroiditisindoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1)innate immunitykynurenine pathway (KP)type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM)

Identifiers

PMID34576041
PMCPMC8469440
OpenAlexW3200256303

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