The Involvement of Neuroinflammation and Kynurenine Pathway in Parkinson's Disease

Figure 2

Simplified diagram of Kynurenine pathway: during neuroinflammation, 95% of the dietary tryptophan is metabolized along the KP within the brain. The remaining 5% serves as a precursor to the synthesis of the neurotransmitter serotonin. IDO catalyses the initial and rate-limiting step in the degradation of tryptophan through KP that ultimately leads to the production of nicotinamide.