A brain-permeable inhibitor of the neurodegenerative disease target kynurenine 3-monooxygenase prevents accumulation of neurotoxic metabolites.
Zhang, S., Sakuma, M., Deora, G.S., Levy, C.W., Klausing, A., Breda, C., Read, K.D., Edlin, C.D., Ross, B.P., Wright Muelas, M., Day, P.J., O'Hagan, S., Kell, D.B., Schwarcz, R., Leys, D., Heyes, D.J., Giorgini, F., Scrutton, N.S.(2019) Commun Biol 2: 271-271
- PubMed: 31372510 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-019-0520-5
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6FOX, 6FOY, 6FOZ, 6FP0, 6FP1, 6FPH - PubMed Abstract: 
Dysregulation of the kynurenine pathway (KP) leads to imbalances in neuroactive metabolites associated with the pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative disorders, including Huntington's disease (HD). Inhibition of the enzyme kynurenine 3-monooxygenase (KMO) in the KP normalises these metabolic imbalances and ameliorates neurodegeneration and related phenotypes in several neurodegenerative disease models ...