Increased Kynurenine Indicates a Fatal Course of COVID-19

• Main Authors: Harald Mangge (Author), Markus Herrmann (Author), Andreas Meinitzer (Author), Sabine Pailer (Author), Pero Curcic (Author), Zdenka Sloup (Author), Magdalena Holter (Author), Florian Prüller (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<b>(1) Background</b>: An inefficient immune response accompanied by an overwhelming inflammatory reaction is involved in severe courses of COVID-19. Kynurenine (KYN) has important immune-modulatory functions and may contribute to a failure in controlling SARS-CoV-2. The present study ai...