Tryptophan and Fatigue in Lung Cancer.

Dr. Pack's Summary #808

"Fatigue in Patients with Lung Cancer is Related with Accelerated Tryptophan Breakdown."

PLoS One. 2012;7(5):e36956. Epub 2012 May 16.

Kurz, K., et al. Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.

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KEY WORDS: Amino acid, Anemia, Antidepressant, Bronchus cancer, Cancer, Coping, Depression, Fatigue, Hemoglobin, IDO, Immune activation markers, Immunity, Inflammation, Kynurenine, Kynurenic acid, Lung cancer, Neopterin, Neurotransmitter, Psychological test, Quality of life, Serotonin, Tryptophan.

PMID: 22615854.

Summary #808.

Conditions: Anemia, Bronchial cancer, Cancer, Depression, Fatigue, Inflammation, Lung cancer

Supplements: Amino acids, Neopterin, Tryptophan

Miscellaneous: Hemoglobin, IDO (Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase), Immune system, Kynurenic acid, Neurotransmitters, Quality of life, Serotonin

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