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Kynurenic acid

Synonyms: Quinurenic acid, Kynurenate

Kynurenic acid (Quinurenic acid, Kynurenate), a natural metabolite of tryptophan via the kynurenine pathway, is a broad-spectrum excitatory amino acid antagonist; It proved to be an antagonist at NMDA, kainate and AMPA receptors.

Kynurenic acid Chemical Structure

Kynurenic acid Chemical Structure

CAS No. 492-27-3

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Description Kynurenic acid (Quinurenic acid, Kynurenate), a natural metabolite of tryptophan via the kynurenine pathway, is a broad-spectrum excitatory amino acid antagonist; It proved to be an antagonist at NMDA, kainate and AMPA receptors.
Targets
α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor [1] glutamate receptors [2] NMDAR [4]
In vitro
In vitro Kynurenic acid(KYNA) is neuroactive tryptophan metabolites formed along the kynurenine pathway. It is considered a non-competitive antagonist of glutamate receptors of NMDA type. KYNA, at low concentration, inhibits FGF-1 release in all cellular models and displays a major stimulatory effect on the proliferation rate of mouse microglia and human glioblastoma cells, in vitro[2].
In Vivo
In vivo Treatment with KYNA (30–100 mg per kg of body weight, intravenously) 4 h before the start of heat stress significantly (P<0.05) and dose-dependently decreases the survival time to new values of 152–356 min compared with normothermic rats. KYNA protects against hypotension but not hyperthermia during heatstroke. KYNA attenuates hypothalamic neuronal degeneration and apoptosis during heatstroke. Also spleen, kidney, liver, and lung apoptosis during heatstroke are decrease. KYNA up-regulates serum IL-10 levels but down-regulates serum TNF-α and ICAM-1 levels. KYNA treatment significantly prevents the occurrence of heat-induced multi-organ damage and inflammation without affecting the induced hyperthermia. Only high doses of KYNA proved to be neuroprotective in neonatal rats by reducing anoxia or hypoxia-ischemia-induced brain edema and in adult rats and gerbils given before ischemia induction. KYNA cannot cross the blood-brain barrier[3].
Animal Research Animal Models Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats
Dosages 30-100 mg/kg
Administration i.v
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Chemical Information & Solubility

Molecular Weight 189.17 Formula

C10H7NO3
CAS No. 492-27-3 SDF Download Kynurenic acid SDF
Smiles C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=O)C=C(N2)C(=O)O
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Water : Insoluble

Ethanol : Insoluble


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