Quinolinic acid: neurotoxicity.

Abstract

This minireview series reviews some of the most recent findings about quinolinic acid's cellular toxicity and its implications in diseases such as HIV associated neurocognitive disorders, depressive disorders and schizophrenia, and finally therapeutic strategies with drugs able to interfere with quinolinic acid production and/or effects.

• Authors: Gilles J Guillemin
• Journal: The FEBS journal (FEBS J) Vol. 279 Issue 8 Pg. 1355 (Apr 2012) ISSN: 1742-4658 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 22251552 (Publication Type: Introductory Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2012 The Author Journal compilation © 2012 FEBS.

Chemical References

• Quinolinic Acid

Topics

• Animals
• Humans
• Neurotoxicity Syndromes (etiology)
• Quinolinic Acid (adverse effects)