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. 2022 Jun 4;23(11):6300. doi: 10.3390/ijms23116300
3-HAA 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid
3-HAAO 3-hydroxyanthranilate 3,4-dioxygenase
3-HK 3-hydroxykynurenine
5-HT 5-hydroxytryptamine
5-HTP 5-hydroxytryptophan
AA Anthranilic acid
ACMS 2-amino-3-carboxymuconic semialdehyde
ACMSD 2-amino-3-carboxymuconate semialdehyde decarboxylase
AhR Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
AMPA α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
BaP Benzo[a]pyrene
CAT Catalase
CO2 Carbon dioxide
CRH Corticotropin releasing hormone
CYP Cytochrome P450
DDT Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
FICZ 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole
GC Glucocorticoid
GPx Glutathione peroxide
GR Glucocorticoid receptor
HPA Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical
IAA Indole-3-acetic Acid
IDO Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase
IFN-γ Proinflammatory interferon-gamma
IL Interleukin
IPA Indole-3-pyruvic acid
ITE 2-(1′H-indole-3′-carbonyl)-thiazole-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester
KAT Kynurenine aminotransferase
KMO Kynurenine monooxygenase
KYN Kynurenine
KYNA Kynurenic acid
KYNU Kynureninase
MAOA Monoamine oxidase A
NAD+ Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NIC Nicotinic acid
NMDA N-methyl-D-aspartate
OS Oxidative stress
PAC Polycyclic aromatic compound
PAH Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
PIC Picolinic acid
PCB Polychlorinated biphenyl
PCDD Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin
PCDF Polychlorinated dibenzofuran
PGE3 Prostaglandin
QPRT Quinolinate phosphoribosyltransferase
QUIN Quinolinic acid
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SOD Superoxide dismutase
TCDD 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
TDO Tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase
TGF-b Tumor growth factor-beta
Th T-helper
TNFa Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
TRP Tryptophan
TRP-KYN Tryptophan-kynurenine
UV Ultraviolet
XA Xanthurenic acid