Abnormal Expression of Indoleamine 2, 3-Dioxygenase in Human Recurrent Miscarriage

IDO 2 ( indoleamine 2 , 3 - dioxygenase 2 )

Interleukin-4 inhibits indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase expression in human monocytes.

Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), a flavin-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of tryptophan to kynurenine, is induced in peripheral blood mononuclear cells by interferon-gamma (IFN gamma). Interleukin-4 (IL-4) is a cytokine that modulates the functional properties of monocytes/macrophages, and we investigated the effects of IL-4 on IDO. We showed that IL-4 inhibited the induction o...

Expression and function analysis of indoleamine 2 and 3-dioxygenase in bladder urothelial carcinoma.

Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) is a rate-limiting enzyme for tryptophan metabolism inducing immune tolerance of tumors. The purpose of this study is to investigate IDO expression and its prognostic significance in bladder urothelial carcinoma (BUC). In this study, immunohistochemical staining for IDO expression in BUC tissues (n = 84) and normal bladder tissues (n = 22) was performed. The m...

the immunoregulatory function of indoleamine 2, 3 dioxygenase and its application in allotransplantation

indolemine 2, 3-dioxygenase (ido) is a cytosolic monomeric hemoprotein enzyme that catalyses tryptophan, the least available essential amino acid in the human body, to n-formylkynurenine, which in turn rapidly degrades to give kynurenine. ido is expressed in different tissues, especially and prominently in some subsets of antigen presenting cells (apcs) of lymphoid organs and also in the placen...

Plasma Indoleamine 2, 3-Dioxygenase, a Biomarker for Tuberculosis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients

Background There is no biomarker for diagnosing active tuberculosis in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) is an immunoregulatory enzyme that breaks down tryptophan (Trp) to metabolites known as kynurenines (Kyns). We investigated whether IDO activity, as measured by the ratio of Kyn to Trp, could be used to diagnose or predict active t...