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. 2024 May 31;11:1406856. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1406856

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Diagram illustrating and summarizing the pathophysiological mechanisms proposed for mechanisms linking kynurenine pathway and coronary atherosclerosis, arterial calcification and myocardial hypertrophy. AhR, aromatic hydrocarbon receptor; GATA4, GATA binding protein 4; TRP, tryptophan; IDO1, indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase-1; IL-10, interleukin-10; KYN, kynurenine; NADPH, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate hydrogen; ROS, reactive oxygen species; Ox-LDL, oxidized low density lipoprotein; VSMC, vascular smooth muscle cell.