Alexander J. Muller , Richard Metz , George C. Prendergast
{"title":"Differential targeting of tryptophan catabolism in tumors and in tumor-draining lymph nodes by stereoisomers of the IDO inhibitor 1-methyl-tryptophan","authors":"Alexander J. Muller , Richard Metz , George C. Prendergast","doi":"10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.042","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.042","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>Increased activity of the tryptophan-catabolizing enzyme </span>indoleamine 2.3-dioxygenase (IDO), encoded by the </span><em>INDO</em><span> gene, has been associated with a broad spectrum of cancers and is implicated in the pathophysiological process of tumoral immune escape. Our interest in IDO grew out of the finding that disruption of the </span><em>Bin1</em> anti-cancer gene in oncogenically transformed mouse cells can lead to elevated interferon-γ mediated induction of <em>Indo</em><span><span><span><span> gene expression that is associated with immune escape. Using the prototypical IDO inhibitor 1-methyl-tryptophan (1MT), we demonstrated synergistic cooperativity with cytotoxic chemotherapy in an autochthonous mouse breast cancer model. Of the two </span>stereoisomers<span> of 1MT, the D isomer has been demonstrated to be a substantially less potent inhibitor of the IDO enzyme. However, in tolerogenic, IDO-expressing dendritic cells (DCs), D-1MT is as effective as L-1MT at blocking tryptophan catabolism and is actually superior at abrogating </span></span>T cell suppression. This is consistent with data obtained in two mouse breast cancer models in which IDO is predominantly expressed in DCs within the tumor-draining </span>lymph nodes. In both of these models D-1MT was more effective than L-1MT as an anti-tumor agent. We have recently discovered that a previously undocumented, IDO-related enzyme, referred to here as IDO2, is preferentially inhibited by D-1MT. The relative importance of targeting IDO versus IDO2 with inhibitory compounds and the possibility of cross-talk between these two enzymes is currently being evaluated.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":84918,"journal":{"name":"International congress series","volume":"1304 ","pages":"Pages 250-261"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.042","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"102321788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Bertazzo , S. Comai , L. Cavalletto , L. Chemello , S. Luise , C.V.L. Costa
{"title":"Changes in serum tryptophan during antiviral therapy with recombinant α-interferon in chronic hepatitis C","authors":"A. Bertazzo , S. Comai , L. Cavalletto , L. Chemello , S. Luise , C.V.L. Costa","doi":"10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>The most effective treatment<span> of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) available to date is represented by interferon-α (IFN-α), alone or in combination with </span></span>ribavirin<span>. However, the therapy presents adverse effects<span><span>, including depressive symptoms. As IFN-α can cause an alteration of the tryptophan metabolism and a consequent reduced synthesis of serotonin, we have designed a study aimed to investigate the effect of IFN-α therapy on the serum levels of tryptophan and on the development of depression </span>in patients<span><span><span> affected by the hepatitis C virus. Nine patients with HCV were enrolled while treated with IFN-α2a (3 MU thrice/week) plus ribavirin (15 mg/kg/day) for six months. All patients were evaluated by a hepatologist and received two self-administered scales [Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and </span>Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)]. Blood samples were collected before treatment and at one month and six months of therapy. Tryptophan, 5-hydroxytryptophan and serotonin were analysed by </span>HPLC with a spectrofluorometric detector. In all cases, a significant decrease of serum tryptophan concentrations from baseline (17.60</span></span></span></span> <!-->±<!--> <!-->1.08 mg/ml) to one month (13.94<!--> <!-->±<!--> <!-->1.18 mg/ml) and six months (12.68<!--> <!-->±<!--> <span>0.64 mg/ml) with an increase of symptoms of depression was obtained, whereas 5-hydroxytryptophan and serotonin levels did not show any variation during the therapy from baseline values. The preliminary results suggest that IFN-α plays a role in serum tryptophan reduction and the development of depressive symptoms.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":84918,"journal":{"name":"International congress series","volume":"1304 ","pages":"Pages 362-366"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.008","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"110626706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relationship between serum kynurenine concentration and exercise performance","authors":"Yasuhiro Itoh , Reiko Yonekura , Chiharu Kobayashi , Kuniaki Saito , Yoshito Oguri , Kaoru Kawai , Ryoji Teradaira , Yoichi Nagamura","doi":"10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.044","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.044","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>We have hypothesized that a close correlation exists between tryptophan metabolism, exercise performance and mood. Before and after a 20-km run, a POMS test and serum </span><span>l</span>-kynurenine determination were performed. Serum <span>l</span>-kynurenine concentration was negatively correlated with running distance. After running, scores for Vigor and serum <span>l</span>-kynurenine concentration were correlated (<em>r</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.556); subjects with higher <span>l</span>-kynurenine concentrations tended to have higher scores for Vigor. In this study, we attempted to confirm this hypothesis. The present results suggest a close correlation between tryptophan metabolism, exercise performance and mood.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":84918,"journal":{"name":"International congress series","volume":"1304 ","pages":"Pages 167-170"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.044","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"100890693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trichloroacetic acid-triggered reaction of kynurenine with nitrite produced by bone marrow-derived myeloid dendritic cells stimulated with CpG","authors":"Toshiaki Hara , Rie Hiramatsu , Hidetoshi Akimoto , Osamu Takikawa , Tsutomu Kawabe , Fumihiko Nagase","doi":"10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.027","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.027","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO)-initiated tryptophan (Trp) metabolism along the </span>kynurenine<span><span> (Kyn) pathway regulates T cell responses. However, it is not clear whether bone marrow-derived </span>myeloid dendritic cells<span> (BMDC) express functional IDO. In this study, BMDC expressed IDO protein with nitric oxide (NO) production by </span></span></span>CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG), and the CpG-mediated induction of IDO activity in BMDC was severely down-regulated by NO. The error in the estimation of Kyn assay was induced by the reaction of Kyn with nitrite under acidic conditions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":84918,"journal":{"name":"International congress series","volume":"1304 ","pages":"Pages 205-208"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.027","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"95508540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Gail Darlington , Caroline M. Forrest , Gillian M. Mackay , Lynn Oxford , Nicholas Stoy , Trevor W. Stone
{"title":"Interpretation of kynurenine pathway metabolism in osteoporosis","authors":"L. Gail Darlington , Caroline M. Forrest , Gillian M. Mackay , Lynn Oxford , Nicholas Stoy , Trevor W. Stone","doi":"10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Recent evidence that oxidative stress<span><span><span> may contribute to the development or progress of osteoporosis may indicate an underlying, or accompanying state of inflammation. In general, inflammatory conditions are associated with the activation of immune-competent cells in which activation of the </span>kynurenine<span> pathway occurs in parallel with the generation and release of cytokines and oxidative stress. We have therefore measured the levels of kynurenine pathway metabolites as well as peroxidation products and inflammatory markers such as </span></span>neopterin, </span></span>in patients<span><span> with osteoporosis before and after two years of drug treatment. At diagnosis, patients showed much higher levels of </span>anthranilic acid<span> than control subjects, but less 3-hydroxy-anthranilic acid. There were also high levels of lipid peroxidation products. All these parameters normalised over two years of treatment, together with a significant improvement in bone density assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans. Here, we hypothesise that there may be a causal link between these factors.</span></span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":84918,"journal":{"name":"International congress series","volume":"1304 ","pages":"Pages 367-371"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.014","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"95066668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Organ members (international/local)","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0531-5131(07)00471-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0531-5131(07)00471-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":84918,"journal":{"name":"International congress series","volume":"1304 ","pages":"Pages v-vii"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0531-5131(07)00471-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138342576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of melatonin on serum cholesterol status with formation of alpha-naphthylisothiocyanate-induced liver injury in rats","authors":"Yoshiji Ohta , Yoichiro Imai , Akira Kitagawa","doi":"10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Liver injury with cholestasis<span> appeared 24 h, but not 12 h, after treatment of rats with alpha-naphthylisotiocyanate (ANIT) (75 mg/kg, i.p.). Serum total, free, and estrified cholesterol levels were unchanged at 12 h after ANIT treatment but increases in serum total and free cholesterol levels occurred at 24 h. </span></span>Melatonin<span> (100 mg/kg, p.o.) administered at 12 h after ANIT treatment significantly attenuated these increases at 24 h after the treatment. Thus, melatonin attenuates the disruption of serum cholesterol status with liver injury formation in rats treated with ANIT.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":84918,"journal":{"name":"International congress series","volume":"1304 ","pages":"Pages 380-383"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"110377228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chai K. Lim , George A. Smythe , Roland Stocker , Bruce J. Brew , Gilles J. Guillemin
{"title":"Characterization of the kynurenine pathway in human oligodendrocytes","authors":"Chai K. Lim , George A. Smythe , Roland Stocker , Bruce J. Brew , Gilles J. Guillemin","doi":"10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>It is important to understand the involvement of oligodendrocytes in the </span>kynurenine<span><span><span> pathway (KP) and more particularly, their potential ability to produce neuroprotective metabolites such as </span>kynurenic acid<span><span> (KYNA) or picolinic acid<span> (PIC), and the possibility of taking up and catabolizing the excitotoxin </span></span>quinolinic acid<span> (QUIN). These mechanisms may play a crucial role in the pathophysiology of neuroinflammatory diseases, especially </span></span></span>multiple sclerosis<span><span><span>. We used RT-PCR and HPLC to delineate KP </span>enzyme expression and KP metabolite production. We characterized the KP in oligodendrocytes and showed that they lack </span>IDO<span><span> expression and are unable to catabolize tryptophan. However, the other </span>enzymes in the pathway are present. These results indicate that human oligodendrocytes are more likely to produce neuroprotective KP metabolites such as KYNA and PIC rather than QUIN. However, because of the lack of IDO they are not able to down-regulate the immune response and as such may be more vulnerable to autoimmune phenomena.</span></span></span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":84918,"journal":{"name":"International congress series","volume":"1304 ","pages":"Pages 213-217"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.011","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"110472749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Down-regulation of the indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) transcription by tryptophan analogues","authors":"Takeaki Okamoto , Shigenobu Toné , Hiroaki Kanouchi , Fumio Ohyama , Yohsuke Minatogawa","doi":"10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span><span><span>Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO; EC 1.13.11.42) is a rate-limiting enzyme involved in the catabolism of </span>tryptophan, which is an </span>essential amino acid<span>. It is induced under pathological conditions, such as the presence of viral infections or tumor cells. This enzyme is induced by IFN-γ in the mouse </span></span>rectal carcinoma cell line CMT-93. It is known that both 1-methyl-</span><span>l</span>-tryptophan (1-MT) and methylthiohydantoin-<span>dl</span><span>-tryptophan (MTH-trp) are tryptophan analogues, and are authentic inhibitors of the enzymatic activity of IDO. In this study, we examined the effects of both 1-MT and MTH-trp on the IFN-γ inducible IDO expression of CMT-93. As a result, the IFN-γ inducible IDO mRNA and the protein levels in CMT-93 were suppressed by 1-MT and MTH-trp, independently. Moreover, tryptophan (Trp), as a substrate of IDO, also suppressed IDO induction by IFN-γ at the transcriptional level. These results suggest that 1-MT and MTH-trp as inhibitors of IDO enzymatic activity, and Trp suppress IDO induction by IFN-γ at the transcriptional level.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":84918,"journal":{"name":"International congress series","volume":"1304 ","pages":"Pages 352-356"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.015","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"112897438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characterization of tryptophan–niacin metabolism in rats fed with an excessive tryptophan diet","authors":"A. Okuno, T. Fukuwatari, R. Sasaki, K. Shibata","doi":"10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.019","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>We investigated tryptophan–niacin metabolism in rats when fed with an excessive tryptophan diet. Male rat of the Wistar strain (3 weeks old) were divided into the four groups of five rats each, and one of the group was fed with a 20% casein diet added with 0, 0.5, 1, 2, and 5% tryptophan for 30 days. The last day urine samples (24-h urine) were collected for analyses for the metabolites of tryptophan such as </span>kynurenic acid<span><span> (KA), xanthurenic acid (XA), 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid (3-HA), </span>quinolinic acid<span> (QA), nicotinamide (Nam), </span></span></span><em>N</em><sup>1</sup>-methylnicotinamide (MNA), <em>N</em><sup>1</sup>-methyl-4-pyridone-3-carboxamide(4-Py), and <em>N</em><sup>1</sup><span>-methyl-2-pyridone-5-carboxamide (2-Py). The urinary excretion of KA, XA, and 3-HA were increased according to the intake of tryptophan. However, the excretion of QA was almost the same in the groups between the groups of 2 and 5% tryptophan diets. The sum metabolites of Nam</span> <!-->+<!--> <!-->MNA<!--> <!-->+<!--> <!-->2-Py<!--> <!-->+<!--> <!-->4-Py were almost the same in the 1–5% tryptophan diets. The value of (2-Py<!--> <!-->+<!--> <span>4-Py)/MNA decreased sharply in the 0.5 and 1% Trp diets. Therefore the adverse effects of dietary Trp were observed from the diet containing 0.5% Trp, which was calculated as 0.45 g/kg of rat body weight.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":84918,"journal":{"name":"International congress series","volume":"1304 ","pages":"Pages 171-174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ics.2007.07.019","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"103086257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}