Do endothelial cells eat tryptophan to die?

Circ Res. 2014 Jan 31;114(3):406-8. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.113.303150.
No abstract available

Keywords: NADPH oxidase; angiotensins; endothelial cells; kynurenine; tryptophan.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Apoptosis / genetics*
  • Endothelium, Vascular / enzymology*
  • Endothelium, Vascular / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Kynurenine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Kynurenine / physiology
  • NADPH Oxidases / metabolism*
  • Tryptophan / physiology*

Substances

  • 3-hydroxykynurenine
  • Kynurenine
  • Tryptophan
  • NADPH Oxidases