HIV-1 Tat activates indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase in murine organotypic hippocampal slice cultures in a p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase-dependent manner

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We have established that activation of the tryptophan degrading enzyme indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase (IDO) mediates the switch from cytokine-induced sickness behavior to depressive-like behavior. Because human immunodeficiency virus ty...

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Main Authors: Kelley Keith W, Lawson Marcus A, Fu Xin, Dantzer Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
Online Access:http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/8/1/88