Acute Regulation and Long-Term Modulation of Presynaptic Serotonin Output | p. 1 |
PET Studies of Serotonin Synthesis in the Human Brain | p. 11 |
Tryptophan Hydroxylase Regulation: Drug-Induced Modifications That Alter Serotonin Neuronal Function | p. 19 |
Manoamine Depletion in Non-pharmacological Treatments for Depression | p. 29 |
The Tryptophan Depletion Test: Impact on Sleep in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | p. 35 |
5-HT and Human Anxiety: Evidence from Studies Using Acute Tryptophan Depletion | p. 43 |
Plasma L-Tryptophan Depletion and Aggression | p. 57 |
A Comparison of the Effects of Acute Tryptophan Depletion and Acute Phenylalanine/Tyrosine Depletion in Healthy Women | p. 67 |
Fructose Malabsorption Is Associated with Decreased Plasma Tryptophan | p. 73 |
Use of Melatonin in the Treatment of Phase Shift and Sleep Disorders | p. 79 |
A Placebo-Controlled Study of the Effects of L-Tryptophan in Patients with Premenstrual Dysphoria | p. 85 |
Nocturnal Melatonin Secretion and Its Modification by Treatment in Patients with Sleep Disorders | p. 89 |
The Serotonergic Appetite Suppressant Fenfluramine: Reappraisal and Rejection | p. 95 |
Serotonin, Dieting, and Bulimia Nervosa | p. 101 |
Peripherally Injected IL-1 Induces Anorexia and Increases Brain Tryptophan Concentrations | p. 105 |
Involvement of Nitric Oxide in the 5-HT[subscript 1A] Autoreceptor-Mediated Hyperphagia in Rats | p. 109 |
Modulation and Function of Kynurenic Acid in the Immature Rat Brain | p. 113 |
Kynurenine Pathway Metabolism in Human Astrocytes | p. 125 |
Degradation of Tryptophan in Neurodegenerative Disorders | p. 133 |
Brain Tryptophan/Serotonin Perturbations in Metabolic Encephalopathy and the Hazards Involved in the Use of Psychoactive Drugs | p. 139 |
Tryptophan Metabolism and Hepatic Encephalopathy: Studies on the Sedative Properties of Oxindole | p. 155 |
Sleep Disorders and Portal-Systemic Encephalopathy Following Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Stent Shunt in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: Relation to Plasma Tryptophan | p. 169 |
L-5-Hydroxytryptophan Can Prevent Nociceptive Disorders in Man | p. 177 |
Triptans: A Support to the Central Link between Serotonin and Acetylcholine in Migraine | p. 183 |
Plasma and Urinary Serotonin and 5-Hydroxyindole-3-acetic Acid in Adults with Migraine and Tension-Type Headache | p. 191 |
Neuroprotective Effects of Kynurenine-3-Hydroxylase Inhibitors in Models of Brain Ischemia | p. 199 |
Further Evidences for Neuroprotective Effects of Melatonin | p. 207 |
Therapeutic Potential of Melatonin in Immunodeficiency States, Viral Diseases, and Cancer | p. 217 |
Clinical Experiences with the Use of Indole-3-Pyruvic Acid | p. 227 |
Regulation of Quinolinic Acid Synthesis by Mitochondria and o-Methoxybenzoylalanine | p. 233 |
Regulation of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase, the First Enzyme in UV Filter Biosynthesis in the Human Lens: Relevance for Senile Nuclear Cataract | p. 241 |
Melatonin in Cancer Patients and in Tumor-Bearing Animals | p. 247 |
Tryptophan Metabolism in Alcoholism | p. 265 |
Effect of Cisplatin and Paclitaxel on Plasma Free Tryptophan Levels: An In Vitro Study | p. 275 |
Effect of Kynurenine on Tryptophan-Albumin Binding in Human Plasma | p. 279 |
Vitamin Effects on Tryptophan-Niacin Metabolism in Primary Hepatoma Patients | p. 283 |
Serum Tryptophan to Large Neutral Amino Acid Ratio and Urinary Tryptophan in Three Patients with Phenylketonuria in a Family: A Clinical and Biochemical Study | p. 289 |
Plasma and Urinary Serotonin and 5-HIAA in Children Treated with Lamotrigine for Intractable Epilepsy | p. 297 |
Effect of Continuous Melatonin Infusions on Steady-State Plasma Melatonin Levels, Metabolic Fate and Tissue Retention in Rats under Near Physiological Conditions | p. 303 |
Labeled Kynurenine Pharmacokinetic Modeling Studies in Gerbils: Nonequilibrium between Infused and Endogenous Kynurenine | p. 315 |
Antioxidative Properties of Serotonin and the Bactericidal Function of Polymorphonuclear Phagocytes | p. 321 |
Preventive Effect of Melatonin on the Progression of Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Acute Liver Injury in Rats | p. 327 |
Effects of Peroxisome-Proliferators on the Trp-NAD Pathway | p. 333 |
Effect of Albumin Administration on L-Tryptophan Levels in the Serum and Tissues of Rats with Puromycin Aminonucleoside-Induced Nephrosis | p. 341 |
The Influence of Kynurenine, Neopterin, and Norepinephrine on Tubular Epithelial Cells and Alveolar Fibroblasts | p. 347 |
Changes in Membrane Fluidity Induced by Tryptophan and Its Metabolites | p. 353 |
Hormonal Influences on Tryptophan Binding to Rat Hepatic Nuclei | p. 369 |
Melatonin and Tryptophan Derivatives as Free Radical Scavengers and Antioxidants | p. 379 |
Indole-3-Pyruvic and -Propionic Acids, Kynurenic Acid, and Related Metabolites as Luminophores and Free-Radical Scavengers | p. 389 |
Radical Scavenging Properties of Tryptophan Metabolites: Estimation of Their Radical Reactivity | p. 397 |
Tryptanthrins and Other Tryptophan-Derived Agonists of the Dioxin Receptor | p. 403 |
Induction of Cytochrome P4501Al by Ozone-Oxidized Tryptophan in Hepa lclc7 Cells | p. 409 |
Cinnabarinic Acid Was Formed in Damaged Mitochondria and Its Effect on Mitochondrial Respiration | p. 419 |
Effects of Fusarium Mycotoxins on Levels of Serotonin, Melatonin, and 5-Hydroxytryptophan in Pineal Cell Cultures | p. 425 |
Dioxin-Induced Perturbations in Tryptophan Homeostasis in Laboratory Animals | p. 433 |
From Sugar Beet Molasses to Lyphan: Integrated Quality Management from the Raw Material to the Drug | p. 443 |
Structural Characterization of Case-Associated Contaminants Peak C and FF in L-Tryptophan Implicated in Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome | p. 453 |
Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome Case-Associated Contaminants in Commercially Available 5-Hydroxytryptophan | p. 461 |
Synthesis, Formation, and Occurrence of Contaminants in Biotechnologically Manufactured L-Tryptophan | p. 469 |
Synthesis and Formation of an EMS Correlated Contaminant in Biotechnologically Manufactured L-Tryptophan | p. 481 |
Is There Any Relationship between Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome (EMS) and Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS)? An Analysis of Clinical and Immunological Data | p. 487 |
Oxidative Damage in Rat Tissue Following Excessive L-Tryptophan and Atherogenic Diets | p. 497 |
Tryptophan Toxicity - Time and Dose Response in Rats | p. 507 |
IFN-[gamma] Activated Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase Activity in Human Cells In an Antiparasitic and an Antibacterial Effector Mechanism | p. 517 |
Importance of L-Tryptophan Metabolism in Trypanosomiasis | p. 525 |
Cytokine Mediated Regulation of Interferon-Gamma-Induced IDO Activation | p. 533 |
Antioxidant Activities and Redox Regulation of Interferon-Gamma-Induced Tryptophan Metabolism in Human Monocytes and Macrophages | p. 541 |
Interferon-Gamma-Dependent/Independent Expression of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase: Studies with Interferon-Gamma-Knockout Mice | p. 553 |
L-Tryptophan-Kynurenine Pathway Metabolite 3-Hydroxyanthranilic Acid Induces Apoptosis in Macrophage-Derived Cells under Pathophysiological Conditions | p. 559 |
Tryptophan Catabolism in Synovial Fluid of Various Arthropathies and Its Relationship with Inflammatory Cytokines | p. 565 |
Degradation of Tryptophan in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | p. 571 |
Kynurenine and Neopterin in Chronic Glomerulonephritis | p. 579 |
Structure, Function, and Applications of Tryptophan Tryptophylquinone Enzymes | p. 587 |
An Unusual Role of Tryptophan in PQQ-Containing Quinoproteins | p. 597 |
Specific Enzymatic Chlorination of Tryptophan and Tryptophan Derivatives | p. 603 |
Characterization and Functional Expression of the cDNA Encoding Human Brain Quinolinate Phosphoribosyltransferase | p. 611 |
Identification of cDNAs Encoding [alpha]-Amino-[beta]-Carboxymuconate-[epsilon]-Semialdehyde Decarboxylase (ACMSDase) | p. 615 |
Purification of L-Kynurenine 3-Monooxygenase from Mitochondrial Outer Membrane of Pig Liver | p. 619 |
Quantification of Anthranilic Acid and Its Related Enzyme Activity in Several Different Species | p. 625 |
Liver and Kidney Kynurenine Aminotrasferase Activity in Different Strains of Rats | p. 629 |
Latest on Enzymology of Serotonin Biosynthesis in Walnut Seeds | p. 637 |
Ommochrome Genesis in an Albino Strain of a Terrestrial Isopod | p. 645 |
Involvement of Tryptophan Metabolism in the Body Color of Crustacea | p. 649 |
Correlation between Tryptophan and Hair Pigmentation in Human Hair | p. 653 |
Off-Flavor Compounds in Wine and Other Food Products Formed by Enzymatical, Physical, and Chemical Degradation of Tryptophan and Its Metabolites | p. 659 |
Determination of Tryptophan and Tryptophan Metabolites in Grape Must and Wine | p. 671 |
Influences of Skatole Formation from Tryptophan in the Pig Colon | p. 679 |
Determination of Hydroxytryptophan Isomers in [gamma]-Irradiated Egg White, Chicken Meat, and Shrimps | p. 685 |
Formation of the Comutagenic Beta-Carboline Norharman in a Simple Tryptophan-Containing Model System at Low Temperature (40[degrees]C-80[degrees]C | p. 693 |
The Role of Tryptophan in Fatigue in Different Conditions of Stress | p. 697 |
The Significance of Tryptophan in Infant Nutrition | p. 705 |
Nutritional Factors That Regulate on the Conversion of L-Tryptophan to Niacin | p. 711 |
Kynurenine Concentration of Serum Was Increased by Exercise | p. 717 |
Absorption of Trigonelline from the Small Intestine of the Specific Pathogen-Free (SPF) and Germ-Free (GF) Rats In Vivo | p. 723 |
Physiological Roles of Tryptophan in Pig Nutrition | p. 729 |
Efficiency of a Lysine-Tryptophan Blend as a Tryptophan Source in Animal Nutrition | p. 743 |
Approaches in Novel Feed - EU Legislation | p. 749 |
Electrospray Ionization-Tandem Mass Spectrometry for the Analysis of Tryptophan Derivatives in Food | p. 757 |
Structural Characterization of Contaminants in Commercial Preparations of Melatonin by On-Line HPLC-Electrospray Ionization-Tandem Mass Spectrometry | p. 769 |
Melanogenesis from 5-Hydroxytryptamine, 5,6- and 5,7-Dihydroxytryptamines: An In Vitro Study Using MALDI-TOF | p. 779 |
Tryptophans in Membrane Proteins: X-Ray Crystallographic Analyses | p. 789 |
Advances in the Analysis of Tryptophan and Its Related Compounds by Chromatography | p. 801 |
Determination of N[superscript 1]-Methylnicotinamide by HPLC Postcolumn Photoirradiation | p. 817 |
Simultaneous Determination of 5-Hydroxyindoles and Catecholamines by HPLC with Fluorometric Precolumn Derivatization | p. 821 |
An HPLC Method to Determine Tryptophan and Kynurenine in Serum Simultaneously | p. 827 |
Enhancement of the Specificity of an Enzyme-Based Biosensor for L-Tryptophan | p. 833 |
Author Index | p. 841 |
Subject Index | p. 845 |
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