Involvement of quinolinic acid in AIDS dementia complex

Gilles J. Guillemin; Stephen J. Kerr; Bruce J. Brew

doi:10.1007/BF03033781

Involvement of quinolinic acid in AIDS dementia complex

Gilles J. Guillemin, Stephen J. Kerr, Bruce J. Brew^*

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Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is often complicated by the development of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) dementia complex (ADC). Quinolinic acid (QUIN) is an end product of tryptophan, metabolized through the kynurenine pathway (KP) that can act as an endogenous brain excitotoxin when produced and released by activated macrophages/microglia, the very cells that are prominent in the pathogenesis of ADC. This review examines QUIN's involvement in the features of ADC and its role in pathogenesis. We then synthesize these findings into a hypothetical model for the role played by QUIN in ADC, and discuss the implications of this model for ADC and other inflammatory brain diseases.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	103-123
Number of pages	21
Journal	Neurotoxicity Research
Volume	7
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03033781
Publication status	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

AIDS
Chemokines
Cytokines
Dementia
HIV
Inflammatory brain disease
Kynurenic acid
Kynurenine
Macrophages
Microglia
N-methyl-D-aspartate
Quinolinic acid

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