Ketogenic diet for human diseases: the underlying mechanisms and potential for clinical implementations

H Zhu, D Bi, Y Zhang, C Kong, J Du, X Wu… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
The ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, adequate-protein, and very-low-carbohydrate diet
regimen that mimics the metabolism of the fasting state to induce the production of ketone …

Dietary phytochemicals modulate intestinal epithelial barrier dysfunction and autoimmune diseases

K Ganesan, JL Quiles, M Daglia, J Xiao, B Xu - Food Frontiers, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The intestinal epithelium acts as a key defensive barrier that protects internal organs from
the detrimental gut environment. The homeostasis of the gut epithelium may be altered by …

[HTML][HTML] Ketogenic diet and ketone bodies enhance the anticancer effects of PD-1 blockade

G Ferrere, MT Alou, P Liu, AG Goubet, M Fidelle… - JCI insight, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Limited experimental evidence bridges nutrition and cancer immunosurveillance. Here, we
show that ketogenic diet (KD)—or its principal ketone body, 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB), most …

Investigating casual associations among gut microbiota, metabolites, and neurodegenerative diseases: a Mendelian randomization study

J Ning, SY Huang, SD Chen, YR Zhang… - Journal of …, 2022 - content.iospress.com
Background: Recent studies had explored that gut microbiota was associated with
neurodegenerative diseases (including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD) …

A review on preventive role of ketogenic diet (KD) in CNS disorders from the gut microbiota perspective

K Rawat, N Singh, P Kumari, L Saha - Reviews in the Neurosciences, 2021 - degruyter.com
The gut microbiota plays an important role in neurological diseases via the gut–brain axis.
Many factors such as diet, antibiotic therapy, stress, metabolism, age, geography and …

NEK1-mediated retromer trafficking promotes blood–brain barrier integrity by regulating glucose metabolism and RIPK1 activation

H Wang, W Qi, C Zou, Z Xie, M Zhang, MG Naito… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Loss-of-function mutations in NEK1 gene, which encodes a serine/threonine kinase, are
involved in human developmental disorders and ALS. Here we show that NEK1 regulates …

Cancer and Alzheimer's disease: intracellular pH scales the metabolic disorders

L Schwartz, S Peres, M Jolicoeur, J da Veiga Moreira - Biogerontology, 2020 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cancer have much in common than previously recognized.
These pathologies share common risk factors (inflammation and aging), with similar …

Effects of ketogenic diet on muscle metabolism in health and disease

EI Yakupova, AD Bocharnikov, EY Plotnikov - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dietary intervention is widely used as a therapeutic approach ranging from the treatment of
neurological disorders to attempts to extend lifespan. The most important effect of various …

Mitochondria determine response to anti-programmed cell death protein-1 (anti-PD-1) immunotherapy: An evidence-based hypothesis

H Akbari, F Taghizadeh-Hesary, M Bahadori - Mitochondrion, 2022 - Elsevier
Immunotherapy based on programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) is a promising approach
in oncology. However, a significant fraction of patients remain unresponsive. Therefore, it is …

The role of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, apolipoprotein A and paraoxonase-1 in the pathophysiology of neuroprogressive disorders

G Morris, BK Puri, CC Bortolasci, A Carvalho… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Lowered high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol has been reported in major depressive
disorder, bipolar disorder, first episode of psychosis, and schizophrenia. HDL, its major …