Immunosuppressive IDO in Cancer: Mechanisms of Action, Animal Models, and Targeting Strategies

Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO; IDO1; INDO) is a rate-limiting enzyme that metabolizes the essential amino acid, tryptophan, into downstream kynurenines. Canonically, the metabolic depletion of tryptophan and/or the accumulation of kynurenine is the mechanism that defines how immunosuppressive...

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Main Authors: Lijie Zhai, April Bell, Erik Ladomersky, Kristen L. Lauing, Lakshmi Bollu, Jeffrey A. Sosman, Bin Zhang, Jennifer D. Wu, Stephen D. Miller, Joshua J. Meeks, Rimas V. Lukas, Eugene Wyatt, Lynn Doglio, Gary E. Schiltz, Robert H. McCusker, Derek A. Wainwright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2020.01185/full