2021
Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice
Ryu S, Shchukina I, Youm YH, Qing H, Hilliard B, Dlugos T, Zhang X, Yasumoto Y, Booth CJ, Fernández-Hernando C, Suárez Y, Khanna K, Horvath TL, Dietrich MO, Artyomov M, Wang A, Dixit VD. Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice. ELife 2021, 10: e66522. PMID: 34151773, PMCID: PMC8245129, DOI: 10.7554/elife.66522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΓδ T cellsKetogenic dietCoronavirus infectionAged miceT cellsHigher systemic inflammationInfected aged miceCOVID-19 severityCOVID-19 infectionActivation of ketogenesisMouse hepatitis virus strain A59Systemic inflammationInflammatory damageInfluenza infectionClinical hallmarkNLRP3 inflammasomeImmune surveillanceAdipose tissuePotential treatmentInfectionMiceStrongest predictorLungMortalityAge
2001
Turnover of Rat Brain Perivascular Cells
Bechmann I, Kwidzinski E, Kovac A, Simbürger E, Horvath T, Gimsa U, Dirnagl U, Priller J, Nitsch R. Turnover of Rat Brain Perivascular Cells. Experimental Neurology 2001, 168: 242-249. PMID: 11259112, DOI: 10.1006/exnr.2000.7618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain perivascular spacesBone marrow transplantationPerivascular spacesPerivascular cellsMarrow transplantationAdult ratsBlood borne macrophagesBrain perivascular cellsHealthy adult ratsEx vivo isolationMonocyte/macrophage lineageHigh phagocytic capacityNormal adult ratsMHC mismatchIntraventricular injectionBrain parenchymaIntracerebral injectionAntigen presentationImmune surveillanceDonor macrophagesPhagocytic capacityMacrophage lineageMacrophagesVivo isolationSame animals