 Neopterin
"Neopterin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A pteridine derivative present in body fluids; elevated levels result from immune system activation, malignant disease, allograft rejection, and viral infections. (From Stedman, 26th ed) Neopterin also serves as a precursor in the biosynthesis of biopterin.
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D019798
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.733.631.202.500 D08.211.090.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Neopterin- Neopterin
- 2-Amino-6-(1,2,3-trihydroxypropyl)-4(3H)-pteridinone
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| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neopterin" by people in Profiles.
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Ambruso DR, Briones NJ, Baroffio AF, Murphy JR, Tran AD, Gowan K, Sanford B, Ellison M, Jones KL. In vivo interferon-gamma induced changes in gene expression dramatically alter neutrophil phenotype. PLoS One. 2022; 17(2):e0263370.
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Postolache TT, Upadhyaya SK, Spector AM, Mohyuddin I, Constantine N, Ernst RK, Wadhawan A, Dutra SVO, Dagdag A, Makkar H, Lowry CA, Akram F, Fuchs D, Brenner LA, Groer MW, Reynolds MA. Decreasing Tryptophan and Increasing Neopterin Plasma Levels During Pregnancy are Associated with High First Trimester Porphyromonas gingivalis K-Serotype IgG Serointensity in a Cohort of Hispanic Women. Curr Top Med Chem. 2022; 22(25):2126-2144.
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Raheja UK, Fuchs D, Lowry CA, Stephens SH, Pavlovich MA, Mohyuddin H, Yousufi H, Ryan KA, O'Connell J, Brenner LA, Punzalan C, Hoisington AJ, Nijjar GK, Groer M, Shuldiner AR, Pollin TI, Stiller JW, Mitchell BD, Postolache TT. Heritability of plasma neopterin levels in the Old Order Amish. J Neuroimmunol. 2017 06 15; 307:37-41.
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Maier LA, Kittle LA, Mroz MM, Newman LS. Beryllium-stimulated neopterin as a diagnostic adjunct in chronic beryllium disease. Am J Ind Med. 2003 Jun; 43(6):592-601.
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Harris J, Bartelson BB, Barker E, Balkissoon R, Kreiss K, Newman LS. Serum neopterin in chronic beryllium disease. Am J Ind Med. 1997 Jul; 32(1):21-6.
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Ironson G, Wynings C, Schneiderman N, Baum A, Rodriguez M, Greenwood D, Benight C, Antoni M, LaPerriere A, Huang HS, Klimas N, Fletcher MA. Posttraumatic stress symptoms, intrusive thoughts, loss, and immune function after Hurricane Andrew. Psychosom Med. 1997 Mar-Apr; 59(2):128-41.
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