- Article
Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase Activity Is Increased in Myelodysplastic Syndrome Patients
- Kimihiro Yamaguchi,
- Soranobu Ninomiya,
- Takuro Matsumoto,
- Nobuhiko Nakamura,
- Hiroshi Nakamura,
- Junichi Kitagawa,
- Nobuhiro Kanemura,
- Takeshi Hara,
- Suwako Fujigaki and
- Masahito Shimizu
- + 3 authors
Tryptophan (TRP) metabolism via the indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) subset of the kynurenine (KYN) pathway is one of the most important mechanisms of immune escape in cancer. TRP is converted into several biologically active KYN metabolites. Howeve...

