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ReviewInternational journal of biological sciences2025

Tryptophan metabolism as a target in gut microbiota, ageing and kidney disease.

Hua Miao, Shui-Juan Zhang, Xin Wu, Ping Li, Ying-Yong Zhao

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Review in International journal of biological sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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40 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  19. Microbiota-gut-kidney axis in health and renal disease.International journal of biological sciences · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Hua MiaoSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310006, China.
Shui-Juan ZhangSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China.
Xin WuSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China.
Ping LiBeijing Key Lab for Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medical Science, Department of Nephrology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, China.
Ying-Yong ZhaoSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310006, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aromatic amino acid tryptophan metabolism, particularly three main metabolism pathways including kynurenine, serotonin and indole-derived pathways are under the direct or indirect modulation of host-microbiota crosstalk in human physiology. Tryptophan metabolism is involved in the regulation of aging, immunity and intestinal homeostasis. Dysregulation of tryptophan metabolism ranging from bowel disease to kidney disease allow us to therapeutic targeting the tryptophan metabolism. This review summarizes recent advances in physiological and pathophysiological roles of tryptophan metabolism in health and disease such as ageing-related disease, bowel disease and renal disease. Decoding the sophisticated imbalance between tryptophan metabolism pathways will expedite a comprehensive understanding of the pathogenesis of human diseases and highlight the opportunities and challenges for medication research and development in multiple diseases. This review presents concept-driven diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for the management of patients with kidney disease by gut-kidney-aging axes.

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AgingGastrointestinal MicrobiomeKidney DiseasesTryptophanAnimalsHumansTryptophanageingaryl hydrocarbon receptorgut microbiotaIDO1/2kidney diseasetryptophan metabolism

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PMID40765836
PMCPMC12320236

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