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. 2021 Jun 25;9(7):734. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines9070734
AA anthranilic acid
AhR aryl hydrocarbon receptor
AMPA α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid
APC antigen-presenting cell
ASD autism spectrum disorder
ATP adenosine triphosphate
BBB blood-brain barrier
BD bipolar disorder
CA cinnabarinic acid
CCBL cysteine conjugate beta-lyase
CNS central nervous system
CRP C-reactive protein
CSF cerebrospinal fluid
CUD cocaine use disorder
DSM-5 Diagnostic and Treatment Manual for Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition
EEG electroencephalography
FEP first-episode psychosis
GAD generalized anxiety disorder
GPR35 G-protein coupled receptor 35
3-HAA 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid
3-HK 3-hydroxy-kynurenine
HD Huntington’s disease
HRQL Health-Related Quality of Life
5-HT serotonin, 5-hydroxytryptamine
IDO indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase
IFN interferon
IL interleukin
iNKT invariant natural killer cell
KATs kynurenine aminostransferase
KMO kynurenine 3-monooxygenase
KP kynurenine pathway
KYN kynurenine
KYNA kynurenic acid
LGI low-grade inflammation
MCP monocyte chemoattractant protein
MDD major depressive disorder
MS multiple sclerosis
MT melatonin
NAD+ nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NADPH nicotinamide adenosine dinucleotide phosphate
NK natural killer cell
PD Parkinson’s disease
PIC picolinic acid
PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder
QUIN quinolinic acid
ROS reactive oxygen species
SANS Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms
SCZ schizophrenia
sIL-2R soluble IL-2 receptor
SjS Sjögren’s syndrome
SLE systemic lupus erythematosus
SUD substance use disorder
SWS slow wave sleep
TDO tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase
Th1 T helper type 1
Th17 T helper type 17
Th2 T helper type 2
TNF tumor necrosis factor
TRP tryptophan
XA xanthurenic acid