Publication Date:
2014-05-23
Description:
Article The ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate is produced in the liver in response to a ketogenic diet. Here, Rahman et al. show that β-hydroxybutyrate mediates the neuroprotective effect of a ketogenic diet by activating the HCA 2 receptor on a neuroprotective subset of macrophages. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms4944 Authors: Mahbubur Rahman, Sajjad Muhammad, Mahtab A. Khan, Hui Chen, Dirk A. Ridder, Helge Müller-Fielitz, Barbora Pokorná, Tillman Vollbrandt, Ines Stölting, Roger Nadrowitz, Jürgen G Okun, Stefan Offermanns, Markus Schwaninger
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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