The Kynurenine Pathway and Mediating Role of Stress in Addictive Disorders: A Focus on Alcohol Use Disorder and Internet Gaming Disorder

• Main Authors: Joon Hwan Jang (Author), So Young Yoo (Author), Yae Eun Park (Author), Mi-Jung Ji (Author), Hyun-Mee Park (Author), Ji Hyun Back (Author), Ji Yoon Lee (Author), Dai Jin Kim (Author), Ji Eun Lee (Author), Jung-Seok Choi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Stress plays an important role in the pathophysiology of addictive disorders. The kynurenine (KYN) pathway involved in neuroimmune and cognitive functions is activated under stress. However, the neuroimmunological-neurocognitive mechanisms in the role of stress in addictive disorders are unclear sti...