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This study investigated tryptophan metabolites in portal and peripheral serum during and after HCV, and their relationship to inflammatory and clinical markers.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      HCV infected patients were evaluated during infection (HCVi,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200924) and 6\u2009months after sofosbuvir\/velpatasvir mediated sustained virologic response (SVR,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200919) (NCT02400216). Liver biopsies, portal and peripheral blood collection, and stool sampling were performed at both time points. Statistical analyses assessed metabolite abundance during infection and recovery, and their associations with cytokines, clinical parameters, and the microbiome.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      During infection, peripheral tryptophan and kynurenine were elevated while indolelactate and xanthurenate were reduced (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). In the portal blood, kynurenine\/tryptophan ratio and kynurenine were increased, whereas indoleacetate and xanthurenate were decreased (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Tryptophan metabolites positively correlated with hepatic activity index, gamma\u2010glutamyl transferase, total bilirubin, spleen volume\/height ratio, and pro\u2010inflammatory cytokines including CXCL9, CXCL10, TNF\u03b1, IL6, and IL\u201012p40. Negatively, correlations were observed with gut microbes\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                        <jats:italic>Dorea longicatena<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:styled-content>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>Qiania dongpingenesis<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Elevated kynurenine in portal blood suggests upregulation of gut\u2010mediated pro\u2010inflammatory pathways during HCV infection. Integration of multi\u2010omics data from the gut\u2010liver axis highlights the contribution of the tryptophan pathway to inflammatory responses in HCV. However, small sample size, absence of quantitative values for all pathway metabolites, and reliance on correlative rather than causative associations limit mechanistic interpretation. Future studies with larger cohorts and functional analyses are needed to clarify causal mechanisms and evaluate therapeutic potential of targeting the tryptophan pathway.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Trial Registration<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>NCT02400216.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/liv.70584","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,10]],"date-time":"2026-03-10T07:32:04Z","timestamp":1773127924000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Portal Vein Tryptophan Pathway Analysis Reveals Gut\u2010Mediated Inflammatory Pathway Predominance in\n                    <scp>HCV<\/scp>\n                    Infection"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"46","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-4662-8057","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jenna 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