Ketones and the heart: metabolic principles and therapeutic implications

TR Matsuura, P Puchalska, PA Crawford… - Circulation …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
The ketone bodies beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate are hepatically produced
metabolites catabolized in extrahepatic organs. Ketone bodies are a critical cardiac fuel and …

Molecular mechanisms for ketone body metabolism, signaling functions, and therapeutic potential in cancer

CY Hwang, W Choe, KS Yoon, J Ha, SS Kim, EJ Yeo… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
The ketone bodies (KBs) β-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate are important alternative
energy sources for glucose during nutrient deprivation. KBs synthesized by hepatic …

[HTML][HTML] Ketolysis drives CD8+ T cell effector function through effects on histone acetylation

KM Luda, J Longo, SM Kitchen-Goosen, LR Duimstra… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Environmental nutrient availability influences T cell metabolism, impacting T cell function
and shaping immune outcomes. Here, we identified ketone bodies (KBs)—including β …

Exogenous ketone supplements in athletic contexts: past, present, and future

M Evans, TS McClure, AP Koutnik, B Egan - Sports medicine, 2022 - Springer
The ketone bodies acetoacetate (AcAc) and β-hydroxybutyrate (βHB) have pleiotropic
effects in multiple organs including brain, heart, and skeletal muscle by serving as an …

Function and mechanism of histone β-hydroxybutyrylation in health and disease

T Zhou, X Cheng, Y He, Y Xie, F Xu, Y Xu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Histone post-translational modifications (HPTMs) are essential epigenetic mechanisms that
affect chromatin-associated nuclear processes without altering the DNA sequence. With the …

[HTML][HTML] Hmgcs2-mediated ketogenesis modulates high-fat diet-induced hepatosteatosis

S Asif, RY Kim, T Fatica, J Sim, X Zhao, Y Oh… - Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Aberrant ketogenesis is correlated with the degree of steatosis in non-alcoholic
fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients, and an inborn error of ketogenesis (mitochondrial HMG …

β-Hydroxybutyrate against Cisplatin-Induced acute kidney injury via inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome and oxidative stress

S Luo, M Yang, Y Han, H Zhao, N Jiang, L Li… - International …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cisplatin, as a commonly used anticancer drug, can easily lead to acute kidney injury (AKI),
and has received more and more attention in clinical practice. β-hydroxybutyric acid (BHB) is …

Metabolic Messengers: ketone bodies

AB Nelson, ED Queathem, P Puchalska… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Prospective molecular targets and therapeutic applications for ketone body metabolism
have increased exponentially in the past decade. Initially considered to be restricted in …

Ketone body oxidation increases cardiac endothelial cell proliferation

EM Weis, P Puchalska, AB Nelson, J Taylor… - EMBO molecular …, 2022 - embopress.org
Blood vessel formation is dependent on metabolic adaption in endothelial cells. Glucose
and fatty acids are essential substrates for ATP and biomass production; however, the …

Science-driven nutritional interventions for the prevention and treatment of cancer

L Montégut, R de Cabo, L Zitvogel, G Kroemer - Cancer discovery, 2022 - AACR
In population studies, dietary patterns clearly influence the development, progression, and
therapeutic response of cancers. Nonetheless, interventional dietary trials have had …