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Table 3 Plasma levels of kynurenine (KYN), kynurenic acid (KYNA) and tryptophan (TRP)

From: B7 costimulation and intracellular indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) expression in peripheral blood of healthy pregnant and non-pregnant women

 

Non-pregnant women (n = 14)

Healthy pregnant women (n = 20)

KYN (uM)

1.80 (1.70-2.08)

1.55* (1.31-1.83)

KYNA (nM)

29.8 (25.6-47.7)

18.8* (15.0-23.0)

TRP (uM)

54.1 (49.0-59.3)

38.6* (33.9-42.5)

K/T ratio

0.037 (0.032-0.040)

0.041* (0.038-0.045)

  1. *p < 0.05 versus non-pregnant women. Data are presented as median (interquartile range).
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