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No detectable effects of acute tryptophan depletion on short-term immune system cytokine levels in healthy adults

Abstract

Objectives: Recent research suggested an influence of diminished central nervous serotonin (5-HT) synthesis on the leptin axis via immunological mechanisms in healthy adult females. However, studies assessing immunological parameters in combination with dietary challenge techniques that impact brain 5-HT synthesis in humans are lacking.  Methods: In the present trial, a pilot analysis was conducted on data obtained in healthy adult humans …

Authors

Hildebrandt CS; Helmbold K; Linden M; Langen K-J; Filss CP; Runions KC; Stewart RM; Rao P; Moore JK; Mahfouda S

Journal

The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, Vol. 20, No. 5, pp. 416–423

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Publication Date

May 28, 2019

DOI

10.1080/15622975.2018.1428357

ISSN

1562-2975