Researchers discover brain pattern that could improve mental health disorder diagnosis and treatment
Fascinating stuff!
5htp has trytophan in it and it also available on its own.
Does it interact with aps though? it certainly interacts with ads though.
I am not sure if it would be a good idea to do this. It seems like people with schizophrenia might break down the tryptophan differently.
As the tryptophan breaks down in the brain, it can use the kynurenine pathway to turn into quinolinic acid, which is considered neurotoxic, or kynurenic acid, which is considered neuroprotective.
Researchers identified several patterns that occur as tryptophan breaks down that collectively suggest there is a shift from serotonin production to the kynurenine pathway, which could lead to increased neurotoxicity from the quinolinic acid.
Yes, 5-HTP is 5-hydroxy-tryptophan, and is the direct precursor of serotonin (which is often called 5-hydroxytryptamine in research).
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