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Activation of kynurenine pathway of tryptophan metabolism after infant cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: a prospective cohort study

  • Divya Sabapathy
  • , Jelena Klawitter
  • , Lori Silveira
  • , Ludmila Khailova
  • , Max B. Mitchell
  • , Gareth J. Morgan
  • , Michael V. DiMaria
  • , Mark Twite
  • , Benjamin S. Frank
  • , Jesse A. Davidson
  • University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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Abstract

Background: Serum kynurenic acid is associated with poor outcomes after infant cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), but comprehensive mapping of the kynurenine pathway (KP) after CPB has yet to be performed. Aims: To map changes in the KP induced by infant CPB. Methods: Compared changes in serum KP metabolites through 48hrs post-op with liquid-chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Results: Infant CPB results in marked increase in proximal, but not distal metabolites of the KP. Conclusions: Infant CPB leads to accumulation of circulating KP metabolites, which have important neurologic and immunologic activities. Thus, further exploration of the KP is warranted in these high-risk infants.

Original languageEnglish
Article number93
JournalMetabolomics
Volume16
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bidirectional glenn
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Kynurenic acid
  • Quinolinic acid
  • Single ventricle palliation
  • Targeted metabolomics

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