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IgA/IgM responses to tryptophan and tryptophan catabolites (TRYCATs) are differently associated with prenatal depression, physio-somatic symptoms at the end of term and premenstrual syndrome

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Dysregulated expression of IDO may cause unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion through suppression of trophoblast cell proliferation and migration

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Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) Activity in Placental Compartments of Renal-Transplanted Pregnant Women

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(2014) Barbara Strasser et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

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Possible role of the ‘IDO-AhR axis’ in maternal-foetal tolerance

(2013) Kehong Hao et al.   CELL BIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

In myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, increased autoimmune activity against 5-HT is associated with immuno-inflammatory pathways and bacterial translocation

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Inflammatory and Cell-Mediated Immune Biomarkers in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Depression: Inflammatory Markers Are Higher in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome than in Depression

(2012) Michael Maes et al.   PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOSOMATICS

Evidence for inflammation and activation of cell-mediated immunity in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): Increased interleukin-1, tumor necrosis factor-α, PMN-elastase, lysozyme and neopterin

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Chronic fatigue syndrome: Harvey and Wessely's (bio)psychosocial model versus a bio(psychosocial) model based on inflammatory and oxidative and nitrosative stress pathways

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Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Refractory Epilepsy: Effects on Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines in Peripheral Blood

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The new ‘5-HT’ hypothesis of depression: Cell-mediated immune activation induces indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, which leads to lower plasma tryptophan and an increased synthesis of detrimental tryptophan catabolites (TRYCATs), both of which contribute to the onset of depression

(2010) M. Maes et al.   PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

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(2009) David J. Dyck   Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism

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Altered interactions of tryptophan metabolites in first-episode neuroleptic-naive patients with schizophrenia

(2009) J K Yao et al.   MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY

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