2023
Innate immune cell-intrinsic ketogenesis is dispensable for organismal metabolism and age-related inflammation
Goldberg E, Letian A, Dlugos T, Leveau C, Dixit V. Innate immune cell-intrinsic ketogenesis is dispensable for organismal metabolism and age-related inflammation. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2023, 299: 103005. PMID: 36775129, PMCID: PMC10025153, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.103005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsGlucoseImmunity, InnateInflammasomesInflammationKetone BodiesMiceNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinConceptsAge-related inflammationKetone bodiesOrganismal metabolismMyeloid cellsChronic low-grade inflammationKetogenic diet feedingLow-grade inflammationHigh-fat dietAbundant ketone bodyGlucose toleranceNLRP3 inflammasomeDiet feedingGlucose homeostasisMouse modelBody weightInflammationMetabolic checkpointOnly organConditional ablationTerminal enzymeΒ-hydroxybutyrateFunctional targetingMethylglutaryl-CoA lyaseKetogenesisModest effect
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgingAnimalsCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Diet, KetogenicDisease Models, AnimalGlycolysisHumansInflammasomesKetone BodiesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMurine hepatitis virusNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinSARS-CoV-2ConceptsΓδ 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