• Cerebrospinal fluid quinolinic acid is strongly associated with delirium and mortality in hip fracture patients 

      Watne, Leiv Otto; Pollmann, Christian Thomas; Neerland, Bjørn Erik; Quist-Paulsen, Else; Halaas, Nathalie Bodd; Idland, Ane-Victoria; Hassel, Bjørnar; Henjum, Kristi; Knapskog, Anne Brita; Frihagen, Frede; Ræder, Johan; Godø, Aasmund; Ueland, Per Magne; McCann, Adrian; Figved, Paul Wender; Selbæk, Geir; Zetterberg, Henrik; Fei Fang, Evandro; Myrstad, Marius; Giil, Lasse Melvær (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: The kynurenine pathway (KP) has been identified as a potential mediator linking acute illness to cognitive dysfunction by generating neuroactive metabolites in response to inflammation. Delirium (acute confusion) ...
    • Higher concentrations of kynurenic acid in CSF are associated with the slower clinical progression of Alzheimer's disease 

      Knapskog, Anne Brita; Aksnes, Mari; Edwin, Trine Holt; Ueland, Per Magne; Ulvik, Arve; Fang, Fei; Eldholm, Rannveig Sakshaug; Halaas, Nathalie Bodd; Saltvedt, Ingvild Tina; Giil, Lasse Melvær; Watne, Leiv (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Introduction: The kynurenine pathway's (KP) malfunction is closely related to Alzheimer's disease (AD), for antagonistic kynurenic acid (KA) and agonistic quinolinic acid act on the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor, a possible ...