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 …

The physiology of bilirubin: health and disease equilibrium

L Vitek, TD Hinds, DE Stec, C Tiribelli - Trends in molecular medicine, 2023 - cell.com
Bilirubin has several physiological functions, both beneficial and harmful. In addition to
reactive oxygen species-scavenging activities, bilirubin has potent immunosuppressive …

[HTML][HTML] Ketogenic diets alter the gut microbiome resulting in decreased intestinal Th17 cells

QY Ang, M Alexander, JC Newman, Y Tian, J Cai… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Very low-carbohydrate, high-fat ketogenic diets (KDs) induce a pronounced shift in
metabolic fuel utilization that elevates circulating ketone bodies; however, the …

The evolving metabolic landscape of chromatin biology and epigenetics

Z Dai, V Ramesh, JW Locasale - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2020 - nature.com
Molecular inputs to chromatin via cellular metabolism are modifiers of the epigenome. These
inputs—which include both nutrient availability as a result of diet and growth factor signalling …

The mechanism of NLRP3 inflammasome activation and its pharmacological inhibitors

X Zhan, Q Li, G Xu, X **ao, Z Bai - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
NLRP3 (NOD-, LRR-, and pyrin domain-containing protein 3) is a cytosolic pattern
recognition receptor (PRR) that recognizes multiple pathogen-associated molecular patterns …

Cellular and molecular pathobiology of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

S Mishra, DA Kass - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2021 - nature.com
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) affects half of all patients with heart
failure worldwide, is increasing in prevalence, confers substantial morbidity and mortality …

At a crossroads: how to translate the roles of PI3K in oncogenic and metabolic signalling into improvements in cancer therapy

N Vasan, LC Cantley - Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 2022 - nature.com
Numerous agents targeting various phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway
components, including PI3K, AKT and mTOR, have been tested in oncology clinical trials …

Intermittent fasting in the prevention and treatment of cancer

KK Clifton, CX Ma, L Fontana… - CA: a cancer journal for …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic caloric restriction (CR) has powerful anticarcinogenic actions in both preclinical and
clinical studies but may be difficult to sustain. As an alternative to CR, there has been …

Metabolic reprogramming and epigenetic modifications on the path to cancer

L Sun, H Zhang, P Gao - Protein & cell, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Metabolic rewiring and epigenetic remodeling, which are closely linked and reciprocally
regulate each other, are among the well-known cancer hallmarks. Recent evidence …

Diet strategies for promoting healthy aging and longevity: An epidemiological perspective

FB Hu - Journal of internal medicine, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In recent decades, global life expectancies have risen significantly, accompanied by a
marked increase in chronic diseases and population aging. This narrative review aims to …