Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41201781›Full record

ReviewCurrent medical science2025

Tryptophan Metabolism in Obesity: Pathways, Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Perspectives.

Ghazaleh Shimi

Abstract readReview
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Review in Current medical science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Ghazaleh ShimiDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition Science and Food Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1981619573, Iran. ghazaleh_shimi@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6927-4059

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity is a common noncommunicable disease characterized by persistent low-grade chronic inflammation and is associated with various metabolic disturbances, including insulin resistance and diabetes. The search for effective obesity treatments has led to growing interest in the role of amino acids in metabolic regulation. Tryptophan (TRP), an essential amino acid, participates in several biological pathways, including the kynurenine, 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT, also known as serotonin), and indole pathways. Recent evidence underscores the significance of TRP metabolism in obesity, showing that various metabolites and enzymes in its metabolic pathways are altered in individuals with obesity. These changes influence physiological processes, mood regulation, and overall metabolic health. This review provides a comprehensive overview of TRP metabolism. It highlights the potential of targeting TRP metabolism as a therapeutic strategy for managing obesity and its related metabolic and psychological comorbidities.

Indexed as

ObesityTryptophanAnimalsHumansInsulin ResistanceKynurenineMetabolic Networks and PathwaysSerotoninKynurenineSerotoninTryptophan5-Hydroxytryptamine pathway (Serotonin)Gut microbiotaIndole pathwayInflammationKynurenine pathwayObesityTherapeutic targetTryptophan metabolism

Identifiers

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.