Abstracts.Twentieth International Winter-Workshop on Clinical, Chemical, and Biochemical Aspects of Pteridines

Abstract

The proceedings contain 33 papers. The topics discussed include: ayurvedic myrobalane extracts inhibit LPS-induced tryptophan breakdown in THP-1 cells; tryptophan, neopterin and nitrite in allergy; oxidative stress and tryptophan degradation pattern of acute toxoplasma gondii infection in mice; conformational changes of phenylalanine hydroxylase upon simulated oxidative stress; biomarker of inflammation in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA); the antimalarial drug chloroquine exhibits immunomodulatory properties in vitro; lead-lag analysis of urinary soluble 55kD tumor necrosis factor receptor levels and American College of rheumatology-based symptoms in a patient with SLE under real-life conditions; high performance rapid dipstick and ELISA testing systems for neopterin; and kinetic and mechanistic properties of recombinant human fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase.