Effects of stress associated with academic examination on the kynurenine pathway profile in healthy students

• Main Authors: Myint, Kyaimon, Jacobs, Kelly, Myint, Aye Mu, Lam, Sau Kuen, Henden, Lyndal, Hoe, See Ziau, Guillemin, Gilles J.
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/28598/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The effects of stress on the neuroendocrine, central nervous and immune systems are extremely complex. The kynurenine pathway (KP) of the tryptophan metabolism is recognised as a cross-link between the neuroendocrine- and immune systems. However, the effects of acute stress from everyday life on KP...