Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO): A mediator of immunoresistance in adults with brain cancer treated with immunomodulatory therapy

Lijie Zhai, Erik Ladomersky, Kristen L. Lauing, Lakshmi Bollu, April Bell, Miri Kim, Erik Rabin, Derek A. Wainwright

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Abstract

Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO; IDO1) is expressed in > FoxP3+). Since IDO is canonically characterized as a rate-limiting enzyme that metabolizes the essential amino acid, tryptophan (Trp), into kynurenine (Kyn), the depletion of Trp and/or accumulation of Kyn has been the presumed mechanism of how IDO suppresses the anti-GBM immune response. However, our work has challenged this hypothesis, and here we provide a comprehensive update of IDO effects in adults with GBM.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationImmunotherapeutic Strategies for the Treatment of Glioma
PublisherElsevier
Pages127-151
Number of pages25
ISBN (Electronic)9780128197554
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2021

Keywords

  • Age
  • Glioblastoma
  • Glioma
  • IDO1
  • Immunosuppression
  • Immunotherapy
  • Kynurenine
  • Metabolism
  • Treg

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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