Tryptophan degradation enzymes expression in the placenta and the Kynurenine/Tryptophan ratio in maternal plasma after elective cesarean section. 2023

Angela Silvano, and Viola Seravalli, and Noemi Strambi, and Arianna Vallario, and Lorenzo Tofani, and Astrid Parenti, and Mariarosaria Di Tommaso
Department of Health Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.

Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) and tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase (TDO) metabolize tryptophan in the kynurenine pathway. We evaluated these enzymes' mRNA expression in maternal and fetal sides of the placenta of uncomplicated, unlabored full-term pregnancies after elective cesarean section and compared it with that of placentas obtained from vaginal delivery. Tryptophan and kynurenine plasmatic levels after cesarean section were measured, to investigate their possible correlation with IDO1 and TDO mRNA (TDO2) expression. The results suggested that IDO1 and TDO2 expression was higher in the maternal side of the placenta and that labor significantly affects TDO2 expression and the plasma Kynurenine/Tryptophan ratio.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007737 Kynurenine A metabolite of the essential amino acid tryptophan metabolized via the tryptophan-kynurenine pathway.
D010920 Placenta A highly vascularized mammalian fetal-maternal organ and major site of transport of oxygen, nutrients, and fetal waste products. It includes a fetal portion (CHORIONIC VILLI) derived from TROPHOBLASTS and a maternal portion (DECIDUA) derived from the uterine ENDOMETRIUM. The placenta produces an array of steroid, protein and peptide hormones (PLACENTAL HORMONES). Placentoma, Normal,Placentome,Placentas,Placentomes
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D002585 Cesarean Section Extraction of the FETUS by means of abdominal HYSTEROTOMY. Abdominal Delivery,Delivery, Abdominal,C-Section (OB),Caesarean Section,Postcesarean Section,Abdominal Deliveries,C Section (OB),C-Sections (OB),Caesarean Sections,Cesarean Sections,Deliveries, Abdominal
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012333 RNA, Messenger RNA sequences that serve as templates for protein synthesis. Bacterial mRNAs are generally primary transcripts in that they do not require post-transcriptional processing. Eukaryotic mRNA is synthesized in the nucleus and must be exported to the cytoplasm for translation. Most eukaryotic mRNAs have a sequence of polyadenylic acid at the 3' end, referred to as the poly(A) tail. The function of this tail is not known for certain, but it may play a role in the export of mature mRNA from the nucleus as well as in helping stabilize some mRNA molecules by retarding their degradation in the cytoplasm. Messenger RNA,Messenger RNA, Polyadenylated,Poly(A) Tail,Poly(A)+ RNA,Poly(A)+ mRNA,RNA, Messenger, Polyadenylated,RNA, Polyadenylated,mRNA,mRNA, Non-Polyadenylated,mRNA, Polyadenylated,Non-Polyadenylated mRNA,Poly(A) RNA,Polyadenylated mRNA,Non Polyadenylated mRNA,Polyadenylated Messenger RNA,Polyadenylated RNA,RNA, Polyadenylated Messenger,mRNA, Non Polyadenylated
D014364 Tryptophan An essential amino acid that is necessary for normal growth in infants and for NITROGEN balance in adults. It is a precursor of INDOLE ALKALOIDS in plants. It is a precursor of SEROTONIN (hence its use as an antidepressant and sleep aid). It can be a precursor to NIACIN, albeit inefficiently, in mammals. Ardeydorm,Ardeytropin,L-Tryptophan,L-Tryptophan-ratiopharm,Levotryptophan,Lyphan,Naturruhe,Optimax,PMS-Tryptophan,Trofan,Tryptacin,Tryptan,Tryptophan Metabolism Alterations,ratio-Tryptophan,L Tryptophan,L Tryptophan ratiopharm,PMS Tryptophan,ratio Tryptophan
D014366 Tryptophan Oxygenase A dioxygenase with specificity for the oxidation of the indoleamine ring of TRYPTOPHAN. It is a LIVER-specific enzyme that is the first and rate limiting enzyme in the kynurenine pathway of TRYPTOPHAN catabolism. Tryptophan Pyrrolase,TDO Dioxygenase,Tryptophan 2,3-Dioxygenase,2,3-Dioxygenase, Tryptophan,Dioxygenase, TDO,Oxygenase, Tryptophan,Pyrrolase, Tryptophan,Tryptophan 2,3 Dioxygenase
D050503 Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase A dioxygenase with specificity for the oxidation of the indoleamine ring of TRYPTOPHAN. It is an extrahepatic enzyme that plays a role in metabolism as the first and rate limiting enzyme in the kynurenine pathway of TRYPTOPHAN catabolism. IDO Dioxygenase,Indolamine-2,3-Dioxygenase,Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase,Indoleamine-Oxygen 2,3-Oxidoreductase (Decyclizing),Dioxygenase, IDO,Indolamine 2,3 Dioxygenase,Indoleamine 2,3 Dioxygenase

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