Ketone bodies: from enemy to friend and guardian angel

H Kolb, K Kempf, M Röhling, M Lenzen-Schulte… - BMC medicine, 2021 - Springer
During starvation, fasting, or a diet containing little digestible carbohydrates, the circulating
insulin levels are decreased. This promotes lipolysis, and the breakdown of fat becomes the …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in Alzheimer's disease

A Misrani, S Tabassum, L Yang - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mitochondria play a pivotal role in bioenergetics and respiratory functions, which are
essential for the numerous biochemical processes underpinning cell viability. Mitochondrial …

The gut metabolite indole-3 propionate promotes nerve regeneration and repair

E Serger, L Luengo-Gutierrez, JS Chadwick, G Kong… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The regenerative potential of mammalian peripheral nervous system neurons after injury is
critically limited by their slow axonal regenerative rate. Regenerative ability is influenced by …

From discoveries in ageing research to therapeutics for healthy ageing

J Campisi, P Kapahi, GJ Lithgow, S Melov, JC Newman… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
For several decades, understanding ageing and the processes that limit lifespan have
challenged biologists. Thirty years ago, the biology of ageing gained unprecedented …

Gut microbiota-bile acid crosstalk contributes to the rebound weight gain after calorie restriction in mice

M Li, S Wang, Y Li, M Zhao, J Kuang, D Liang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Calorie restriction (CR) and fasting are common approaches to weight reduction, but the
maintenance is difficult after resuming food consumption. Meanwhile, the gut microbiome …

Monocytes re-enter the bone marrow during fasting and alter the host response to infection

H Janssen, F Kahles, D Liu, J Downey, LL Koekkoek… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Diet profoundly influences physiology. Whereas over-nutrition elevates risk for disease via
its influence on immunity and metabolism, caloric restriction and fasting appear to be …

Metabolism and colorectal cancer

JC Sedlak, ÖH Yilmaz, J Roper - Annual Review of Pathology …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Reprogrammed metabolism is a hallmark of colorectal cancer (CRC). CRC cells are geared
toward rapid proliferation, requiring nutrients and the removal of cellular waste in nutrient …

Effects of intermittent fasting on health, aging, and disease

R De Cabo, MP Mattson - New England Journal of Medicine, 2019 - Mass Medical Soc
Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Health and Aging Evidence is accumulating that eating in a
6-hour period and fasting for 18 hours can trigger a metabolic switch from glucose-based to …

Early time-restricted feeding improves 24-hour glucose levels and affects markers of the circadian clock, aging, and autophagy in humans

H Jamshed, RA Beyl, DL Della Manna, ES Yang… - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Time-restricted feeding (TRF) is a form of intermittent fasting that involves having a longer
daily fasting period. Preliminary studies report that TRF improves cardiometabolic health in …

Intermittent and periodic fasting, longevity and disease

VD Longo, M Di Tano, MP Mattson, N Guidi - Nature aging, 2021 - nature.com
Intermittent and periodic fasting (IF and PF, respectively) are emerging as safe strategies to
affect longevity and healthspan by acting on cellular aging and disease risk factors, while …