kinurenine

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kinurenine

  1. Misspelling of kynurenine.
    • 2015 July 24, Rachele Ciccocioppo et al., “Ex vivo immunosuppressive effects of mesenchymal stem cells on Crohn’s disease mucosal T cells are largely dependent on indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase activity and cell-cell contact”, in Stem Cell Research & Therapy[1], volume 6, →DOI:
      It is conceivable, therefore, that these two molecules might exert opposite influences on the production of HLA-G by MSCs, with kinurenine acting as a stimulator and tryptophan operating a sort of negative feedback.