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Cameron T, Allan K, Kay Cooper. The use of ketogenic diets in children living with drug-resistant epilepsy, glucose transporter 1 deficiency syndrome and pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency: A scoping review. J Hum Nutr Diet 2024. [PMID: 38838079 DOI: 10.1111/jhn.13324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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BACKGROUND The ketogenic diet (KD) is a high fat, moderate protein and very low carbohydrate diet. It can be used as a medical treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE), glucose transporter 1 deficiency syndrome and pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency. The aim of this scoping review was to map the KD literature, with a focus on epilepsy and associated metabolic conditions, to summarise the current evidence-base and identify any gaps. METHODS This review was conducted using JBI scoping review methodological guidance and the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews reporting guidance. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in September 2021 and updated in February 2024 using MEDLINE, CINAHL, AMED, EmBASE, CAB Abstracts, Scopus and Food Science Source databases. RESULTS The initial search yielded 2721 studies and ultimately, data were extracted from 320 studies that fulfilled inclusion criteria for the review. There were five qualitative studies, and the remainder were quantitative, including 23 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and seven quasi-experimental studies. The USA published the highest number of KD studies followed by China, South Korea and the UK. Most studies focused on the classical KD and DRE. The studies key findings suggest that the KD is efficacious, safe and tolerable. CONCLUSIONS There are opportunities available to expand the scope of future KD research, particularly to conduct high-quality RCTs and further qualitative research focused on the child's needs and family support to improve the effectiveness of KDs.
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- Tracy Cameron
- Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
- School of Health Sciences, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
- Scottish Centre for Evidence-based, Multi-professional Practice: A JBI Centre of Excellence, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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Lopes Neri LDC, Guglielmetti M, Fiorini S, Pasca L, Zanaboni MP, de Giorgis V, Tagliabue A, Ferraris C. Adherence to ketogenic dietary therapies in epilepsy: A systematic review of literature. Nutr Res 2024; 126:67-87. [PMID: 38631175 DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2024.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Treatment adherence, defined as the degree to which the patient actively follows the plan of care, is very difficult for subjects undergoing ketogenic dietary therapies (KDTs). This is a relevant issue because adherence to dietary therapies is considered 1 of the primary determinants of the treatment's success. This paper aimed to review the literature evidence about KDT adherence according to age and diagnosis of patients. Performed based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses method, this systematic review included clinical trials and observational studies. The risk of bias was assessed by the RoB 2.0 Cochrane tool and the quality of evidence according to the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool system. Twenty-two articles were included, with more than half (n = 12) having average quality (2-3 stars). The studies' heterogeneity in measuring adherence and diagnosis made it difficult to compare results. Mean adherence rates were 71.5%, 66%, and 63.9% for children, adolescents, and adults, respectively. Adherence and compliance rates varied according to the follow-up period (79.7%, 66.7%, and 37.7% at 6, 24, and 36 months, respectively). The most frequent reasons for low adherence were linked to inefficacy in seizure control, adverse effects, food refusal, difficulty in preparing KDT meals or diet restrictiveness, lack of motivation, poor parental compliance, or cost of the diet. To conclude, there is a lack of standardized tools to measure adherence. Several studies highlighted the families' challenges in adhering to KDTs. These factors should be considered when creating strategies and resources on family education.
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- Lenycia de Cassya Lopes Neri
- Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy Laboratory, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Laboratory of Food Education and Sport Nutrition, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy Laboratory, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Laboratory of Food Education and Sport Nutrition, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
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- Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy Laboratory, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Laboratory of Food Education and Sport Nutrition, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy, member of ERN-Epicare; Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy, member of ERN-Epicare
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- Department of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy, member of ERN-Epicare; Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy Laboratory, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy Laboratory, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Laboratory of Food Education and Sport Nutrition, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Zhang L, Lu Y, An J, Wu Y, Liu Z, Zou MH. AMPKα2 regulates fasting-induced hyperketonemia by suppressing SCOT ubiquitination and degradation. Sci Rep 2024; 14:1713. [PMID: 38242911 PMCID: PMC10798978 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-49991-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2024] Open
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Ketone bodies serve as an energy source, especially in the absence of carbohydrates or in the extended exercise. Adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a crucial energy sensor that regulates lipid and glucose metabolism. However, whether AMPK regulates ketone metabolism in whole body is unclear even though AMPK regulates ketogenesis in liver. Prolonged resulted in a significant increase in blood and urine levels of ketone bodies in wild-type (WT) mice. Interestingly, fasting AMPKα2-/- and AMPKα1-/- mice exhibited significantly higher levels of ketone bodies in both blood and urine compared to fasting WT mice. BHB tolerance assays revealed that both AMPKα2-/- and AMPKα1-/- mice exhibited slower ketone consumption compared to WT mice, as indicated by higher blood BHB or urine BHB levels in the AMPKα2-/- and AMPKα1-/- mice even after the peak. Interestingly, fasting AMPKα2-/- and AMPKα1-/- mice exhibited significantly higher levels of ketone bodies in both blood and urine compared to fasting WT mice. . Specifically, AMPKα2ΔMusc mice showed approximately a twofold increase in blood BHB levels, and AMPKα2ΔMyo mice exhibited a 1.5-fold increase compared to their WT littermates after a 48-h fasting. However, blood BHB levels in AMPKα1ΔMusc and AMPKα1ΔMyo mice were as same as in WT mice. Notably, AMPKα2ΔMusc mice demonstrated a slower rate of BHB consumption in the BHB tolerance assay, whereas AMPKα1ΔMusc mice did not show such an effect. Declining rates of body weights and blood glucoses were similar among all the mice. Protein levels of SCOT, the rate-limiting enzyme of ketolysis, decreased in skeletal muscle of AMPKα2-/- mice. Moreover, SCOT protein ubiquitination increased in C2C12 cells either transfected with kinase-dead AMPKα2 or subjected to AMPKα2 inhibition. AMPKα2 physiologically binds and stabilizes SCOT, which is dependent on AMPKα2 activity.
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- Lingxue Zhang
- Center for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Georgia State University, 157 Decatur Street North East, Atlanta, USA
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- Center for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Georgia State University, 157 Decatur Street North East, Atlanta, USA
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- Center for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Georgia State University, 157 Decatur Street North East, Atlanta, USA
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- Center for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Georgia State University, 157 Decatur Street North East, Atlanta, USA
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- Center for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Georgia State University, 157 Decatur Street North East, Atlanta, USA.
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- Center for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Georgia State University, 157 Decatur Street North East, Atlanta, USA
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Zhang Y, Li Y, Ni Y, Gong X, Lu Z, Zhou Y, Wang Y, Yu L, Zhou S. Long-term effectiveness and seizure recurrence risk factors of ketogenic diet for pediatric refractory epilepsy: Experience from a tertiary care center in China. Epileptic Disord 2023; 25:856-866. [PMID: 37712490 DOI: 10.1002/epd2.20160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the long-term effectiveness and seizure recurrence risk in children with drug-resistant epilepsy who achieved seizure freedom on a ketogenic diet (KD). Predictors associated with seizure recurrence were also evaluated. METHODS Patients with drug-resistant epilepsy who received KD therapy for at least 3 months between May 2011 and April 2020 were included. The clinical efficacy of the KD was evaluated. Patients who achieved seizure freedom for at least 3 months on the KD were focused. Multivariate Cox regression models were used to explore the risk factors of seizure relapse in patients who achieved seizure freedom. RESULTS This study included 288 patients (163 males, 125 females). The seizure-free rates of the KD at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months were 9.7%, 16.7%, 14.2%, and 9.0%, respectively. Additionally, the seizure reduction rates between 50% and 99% were 46.5%, 39.9%, 30.2%, and 20.5%, respectively. Patients with Angelman syndrome (AS) showed the highest efficacy rate, followed by those with Dravet syndrome (DS). 51 patients achieved at least 3 months of seizure freedom on the KD. Seizures recurred in 24 (47.1%) patients. None of the patients with AS relapsed, while those with DS had the highest recurrence rate. The etiology of epilepsy, KD maintenance treatment period, and electroencephalography (EEG) abnormalities during follow-up differed significantly between patients with and without recurrence. However, multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that a KD maintenance treatment period of less than 12 months and the presence of EEG abnormalities during follow-up were significantly correlated with a higher risk of relapse. Epilepsy control was restored in 3 of the 24 (12.5%) patients who experienced relapse. SIGNIFICANCE KD appears to be effective in children with various types of drug-resistant epilepsy. A short KD maintenance treatment period and EEG abnormalities during follow-up were associated with an increased risk of seizure recurrence.
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- Yunjian Zhang
- Department of Neurology, National Children's Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, National Children's Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, National Children's Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, National Children's Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, National Children's Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, National Children's Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, National Children's Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, National Children's Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, National Children's Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Güzin Y, Yılmaz Ü, Devrim F, Dinçel N, Ünalp A. Kidney Stones in Epileptic Children Receiving Ketogenic Diet: Frequency and Risk Factors. Neuropediatrics 2023; 54:308-314. [PMID: 37257495 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1768987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although it is a valuable option for children with drug-resistant epilepsy, ketogenic diet (KD) therapy is associated with several side effects. The frequency of kidney stones and risk factors for their development in epileptic children receiving KD is unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and risk factors for the development of renal stones in children receiving KD therapy. METHODS A total of 95 patients receiving KD were identified. Of these, seven patients were excluded from the study due to the duration of KD being less than 12 months. The remaining 88 children were enrolled in the study. RESULTS Renal stones were detected in 15 patients (17%), of which 12 (73.3%) received potassium citrate treatment. Two (13.3%) patients needed lithotripsy despite receiving potassium citrate treatment, and one of these, who received potassium citrate treatment for 5 months, developed acute vesicourethral reflux and underwent surgery. No patient discontinued KD due to renal stone development. The serum uric acid concentrations and urine calcium/creatinine ratio did not change significantly over the 24-month follow-up period. Age, gender, etiology, age at seizure onset, duration of KD, mobility status, use of topiramate or zonisamide, and the number of antiepileptic drugs used were not significantly different between patients with and without kidney stones. CONCLUSION Renal stone appears to be a common adverse effect of KD therapy. Although adequate hydration and potassium citrate treatment are effective in most patients, lithotripsy and surgery may be required in a minority of patients.
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- Yiğithan Güzin
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, University of Health Sciences Tepecik, Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Dr. Behcet Uz Child Disease and Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Dr. Behçet Uz Children's Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Izmir Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Behçet Uz Children's Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Dr. Behcet Uz Child Disease and Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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Lopes Neri LDC, Guglielmetti M, De Giorgis V, Pasca L, Zanaboni MP, Trentani C, Ballante E, Grumi S, Ferraris C, Tagliabue A. Validation of an Italian Questionnaire of Adherence to the Ketogenic Dietary Therapies: iKetoCheck. Foods 2023; 12:3214. [PMID: 37685147 PMCID: PMC10486753 DOI: 10.3390/foods12173214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Ketogenic dietary therapies (KDTs) are an effective and safe non-pharmacological treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy, but adherence can be challenging for both patients and caregivers. In Europe, there are no adequate tools to measure it other than monitoring ketosis. This study aimed to adapt and validate the Brazilian adherence questionnaire, Keto-check, into the Italian version: iKetoCheck. Using the Delphi technique, 12 judges validated the contents through agreement rates and the Content Validity Index (CVI). The iKetocheck was self-completed electronically by 61 drug-resistant epilepsy or GLUT1 deficiency patients within an interval of 15 days to measure its reproducibility. The test-retest reliability was evaluated using Pearson's correlation and relative significance test. Exploratory and confirmatory factorial analyses were made using Factor software version 12.03.02. The final tool, iKetoCheck, consists of 10 questions with 5-point Likert scale answers. It evaluates various aspects such as informing caregivers about the diet, organization of meals, measurement of ketosis, weighing food consumed, diet negligence, use of carbohydrate-free medications, attending follow-up visits, reading food labels, consulting an expert for dietary concerns, and cooking at home. The factorial analysis resulted in three factors: "attention," "organization," and "precision," with satisfactory results for indices in exploratory and confirmatory analyses. Although higher mean values of ketonemia measurement were observed in patients with a higher adherence score, these values were not statistically significant (p = 0.284). In conclusion, despite the small sample size, iKetoCheck is a valid tool for evaluating KDTs' adherence in Italian drug-resistant epilepsy or GLUT1 deficiency patients. It can provide valuable information to improve patient management and optimize the effectiveness of KDTs.
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- Lenycia de Cassya Lopes Neri
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05403-000, Brazil;
- Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy Laboratory, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (M.G.); (C.T.); (C.F.); (A.T.)
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- Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy Laboratory, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (M.G.); (C.T.); (C.F.); (A.T.)
- Laboratory of Food Education and Sport Nutrition, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.P.); (M.P.Z.)
- Department of Brain and Behavior Neuroscience, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.P.); (M.P.Z.)
- Department of Brain and Behavior Neuroscience, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (L.P.); (M.P.Z.)
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- Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy Laboratory, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (M.G.); (C.T.); (C.F.); (A.T.)
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- BioData Science Unit, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Pavia, Mondino Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Laboratory of Food Education and Sport Nutrition, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy Laboratory, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (M.G.); (C.T.); (C.F.); (A.T.)
- Laboratory of Food Education and Sport Nutrition, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy Laboratory, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (M.G.); (C.T.); (C.F.); (A.T.)
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De Giorgis V, Tagliabue A, Bisulli F, Brambilla I, Camerini A, Cusmai R, Darra F, Dianin A, Domenica E, Lodi MAM, Matricardi S, Messana T, Operto F, Ragona F, Russo E, Varesio C, Volpi L, Zanaboni MP, Pasca L, Veggiotti P. Ketogenic dietary therapies in epilepsy: recommendations of the Italian League against Epilepsy Dietary Therapy Study Group. Front Neurol 2023; 14:1215618. [PMID: 37497012 PMCID: PMC10368245 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1215618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023] Open
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A stepwise increase in the utilization of ketogenic dietary therapies for drug-resistant epilepsy has been observed in Italy in the last decade, although it is still considered often underused in many centers when compared to other countries. The Dietary Therapy Study Group of the Italian League against Epilepsy proposes practical recommendations to improve shared knowledge and facilitate the application of ketogenic dietary therapies, optimizing its efficacy and tolerability. The experts involved (11 child neuropsychiatrists, two adult neurologists, one psychologist, one pharmacologist, one pediatric endocrinologist, one representative of patients' associations, and three dietitians and clinical nutritionists) responded to a survey on current clinical practice issues and were asked to discuss controversial topics related to supplementation, long-term maintenance, transition, and a multidisciplinary approach to ketogenic dietary therapies. Practical indications for patient selection, diet initiation, management, side effects prevention, and follow-up are provided.
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- Valentina De Giorgis
- Department of Brain and Behaviour Neuroscience, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Human Nutrition and Eating Disorder Research Center and Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy Laboratory—Experimental and Forensic Medicine University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Full Member of the European Reference Network for Rare and Complex Epilepsies (EpiCARE), Bologna, Italy
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Endocrinologia, Diabetologia e Ginecologia Pediatrica, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Child Neurology Unit, Department of Neuroscience and Neurorehabilitation, Bambino Gesù Children's Research Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Engineering for Innovation Medicine, University of Verona, Full Member of European Reference Network EpiCARE, Verona, Italy
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- Inherited Metabolic Diseases Unit and Regional Centre for Newborn Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment of Inherited Metabolic Diseases and Congenital Endocrine Diseases, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Artificial Nutrition Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Child Neuropsychiatry, Epilepsy Center, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, UOC Neuropsichiatria dell'etá pediatrica, Member of the ERN Epicare, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Science of Health, School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, IRCCS Foundation Carlo Besta Neurological Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Science of Health Department, University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behaviour Neuroscience, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- UOC Neurologia, IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche, Azienda USL di Bologna, Ospedale Bellaria Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behaviour Neuroscience, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital, Pediatric Neurology Unit, Milan, Italy
- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, L. Sacco, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Battezzati A, Foppiani A, Leone A, De Amicis R, Spadafranca A, Mari A, Bertoli S. Acute Insulin Secretory Effects of a Classic Ketogenic Meal in Healthy Subjects: A Randomized Cross-Over Study. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15051119. [PMID: 36904127 PMCID: PMC10005334 DOI: 10.3390/nu15051119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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The classic ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that mimics a starvation state with sufficient caloric intake to sustain growth and development. KD is an established treatment for several diseases, and it is currently evaluated in the management of insulin-resistant states, although insulin secretion after a classic ketogenic meal has never been investigated. We measured the insulin secretion to a ketogenic meal in 12 healthy subjects (50% females, age range 19-31 years, BMI range 19.7-24.7 kg/m2) after cross-over administrations of a Mediterranean meal and a ketogenic meal both satisfying ~40% of an individual's total energy requirement, in random order and separated by a 7-day washout period. Venous blood was sampled at baseline and at 10, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, and 180 min to measure glucose, insulin, and C-peptide concentrations. Insulin secretion was calculated from C-peptide deconvolution and normalized to the estimated body surface area. Glucose, insulin concentrations, and insulin secretory rate were markedly reduced after the ketogenic meal with respect to the Mediterranean meal: glucose AUC in the first OGTT hour -643 mg × dL-1 × min-1, 95% CI -1134, -152, p = 0.015; total insulin concentration -44,943 pmol/L, 95% CI -59,181, -3706, p < 0.001; peak rate of insulin secretion -535 pmol × min-1 × m-2, 95% CI -763, -308, p < 0.001. We have shown that a ketogenic meal is disposed of with only a minimal insulin secretory response compared to a Mediterranean meal. This finding may be of interest to patients with insulin resistance and or insulin secretory defects.
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- Alberto Battezzati
- ICANS-DIS, Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
- Clinical Nutrition Unit, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Medicine, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 20100 Milan, Italy
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- ICANS-DIS, Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- ICANS-DIS, Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- ICANS-DIS, Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
- Obesity Unit and Laboratory of Nutrition and Obesity Research, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 20145 Milan, Italy
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- ICANS-DIS, Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Neuroscience, 35127 Padua, Italy
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- ICANS-DIS, Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
- Obesity Unit and Laboratory of Nutrition and Obesity Research, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 20145 Milan, Italy
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Shen J, Jiang T, Gao F, Jiang K. Efficacy, Retention Rate, and Influencing Factors of Ketogenic Diet Therapy in Children with Refractory Epilepsy: A Retrospective Study. Neuropediatrics 2023; 54:37-43. [PMID: 36100257 DOI: 10.1055/a-1942-2447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and retention rate of a ketogenic diet (KD) and assess factors that influence the efficacy of KD therapy in children with refractory epilepsy (RE). METHODS We retrospectively studied the efficacy and retention rate of 56 RE children who accepted KD therapy from January 2013 to December 2019. Patients who had a ≥50% reduction in seizure frequency were defined as responders. The retention rate was calculated as the proportion of children who continued KD/the total number of children who were followed up at the time of enrollment. We also analyzed the effects of different factors (such as gender, KD initial age, KD duration, the type of epilepsy syndrome, and others) on the efficacy of the KD. RESULTS (1) The efficacy rates for the KD at 3, 6, 12, and 18 months were 51.8, 53.6, 39.2, and 23.2%, respectively. (2) The retention rates for the KD at 3, 6, 12 and 18 months were 100, 69.6, 41.1, and 23.2%, respectively. (3) There was no correlation between efficacy and gender, epilepsy onset age, the type of epilepsy syndrome, electroencephalogram improvement, or the number of antiseizure medications, while cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abnormalities, KD duration, and KD initial age affected its efficacy at 3 months. CONCLUSION (1) KD therapy for refractory childhood epilepsy was effective and produced a high retention rate. (2) MRI abnormalities and the initial age and duration of KD influenced its short-term efficacy in RE children.
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- Jue Shen
- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Biobank, Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Neurobiology, Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology of Ministry of Health of China, Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Li W, Hao X, Gu W, Liang C, Tu F, Ding L, Lu X, Liao J, Guo H, Zheng G, Wu C. Analysis of the efficacy and safety of inpatient and outpatient initiation of KD for the treatment of pediatric refractory epilepsy using generalized estimating equations. Front Neurol 2023; 14:1146349. [PMID: 37181559 PMCID: PMC10174452 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1146349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of inpatient and outpatient initiation ketogenic diet (KD) protocol of pediatric refractory epilepsy. Methods Eligible children with refractory epilepsy were randomly assigned to receive KD with inpatient and outpatient initiation. The generalized estimation equation (GEE) model was used to analyze the longitudinal variables of seizure reduction, ketone body, weight, height, body mass index (BMI), and BMI Z-score at different follow-up times between the two groups. Results Between January 2013 and December 2021, 78 and 112 patients were assigned to outpatient and inpatient KD initiation groups, respectively. There were no statistical differences between the two groups based on baseline demographics and clinical characteristics (all Ps > 0.05). The GEE model indicated that the rate of reduction of seizures≥50% in the outpatient initiation group was higher than that of the inpatient initiation group (p = 0.049). A negative correlation was observed between the seizure reduction and blood ketone body at 1, 6, and 12 months (all Ps < 0.05). There were no significant differences in height, weight, BMI, and BMI Z-score between the two groups over the 12-month period by the GEE models (all Ps > 0.05). Adverse events were reported by 31 patients (43.05%) in the outpatient KD initiation group and 46 patients (42.20%) in the inpatient KD initiation group, but these differences were not statistically significant (p = 0.909). Conclusion Our study shows that outpatient KD initiation is a safe and effective treatment for children with refractory epilepsy.
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- Wei Li
- Department of Quality Management, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Quality Management, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Quality Management, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shenzhen Children’s Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- *Correspondence: Chunfeng Wu,
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Giugliano F, Boldrini L, Uliano J, Crimini E, Minchella I, Curigliano G. Fast Mimicking Diets and Other Innovative Nutritional Interventions to Treat Patients with Breast Cancer. Cancer Treat Res 2023; 188:199-218. [PMID: 38175347 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-33602-7_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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The impact of nutritional patterns on the risk of breast cancer (BC) is well investigated in the oncology literature, including the type of diets and caloric intake. While obesity and elevated body mass index are well-reported critical risk factors of BC occurrence, there is an expanding area of oncology assessing the impact of caloric intake and nutritional patterns in patients with cancer. Caloric restriction and fast mimicking alimentary regimens have been consistently reported to improve survival outcomes based on preclinical models. Moreover, emerging clinical evidence has paved the way for new metabolic approaches for the treatment of BC, in addition to the established therapeutic arsenal or as alternative options. In this chapter, our aim is to discuss the principal strategies of metabolic manipulation through nutritional interventions for patients with BC as an innovative area of cancer therapy.
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- Federica Giugliano
- Division of New Drugs and Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapies, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology (DIPO), University of Milan, Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- Division of New Drugs and Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapies, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology (DIPO), University of Milan, Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- Division of New Drugs and Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapies, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology (DIPO), University of Milan, Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- Division of New Drugs and Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapies, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology (DIPO), University of Milan, Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- Division of New Drugs and Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapies, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milan, Italy
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- Division of New Drugs and Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapies, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milan, Italy.
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology (DIPO), University of Milan, Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122, Milan, Italy.
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A Review of the Multi-Systemic Complications of a Ketogenic Diet in Children and Infants with Epilepsy. CHILDREN 2022; 9:children9091372. [PMID: 36138681 PMCID: PMC9498174 DOI: 10.3390/children9091372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ketogenic diets (KDs) are highly effective in the treatment of epilepsy. However, numerous complications have been reported. During the initiation phase of the diet, common side effects include vomiting, hypoglycemia, metabolic acidosis and refusal of the diet. While on the diet, the side effects involve the following systems: gastrointestinal, hepatic, cardiovascular, renal, dermatological, hematologic and bone. Many of the common side effects can be tackled easily with careful monitoring including blood counts, liver enzymes, renal function tests, urinalysis, vitamin levels, mineral levels, lipid profiles, and serum carnitine levels. Some rare and serious side effects reported in the literature include pancreatitis, protein-losing enteropathy, prolonged QT interval, cardiomyopathy and changes in the basal ganglia. These serious complications may need more advanced work-up and immediate cessation of the diet. With appropriate monitoring and close follow-up to minimize adverse effects, KDs can be effective for patients with intractable epilepsy.
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Dietary Treatments for Epilepsy. Neurol Clin 2022; 40:785-797. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2022.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Carroll JH, Martin-McGill KJ, Cross JH, Hickson M, Williams E, Aldridge V, Collinson A. Core outcome set development for childhood epilepsy treated with ketogenic diet therapy: Results of a scoping review and parent interviews. Seizure 2022; 99:54-67. [PMID: 35598573 DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2022.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Clinical trials on childhood epilepsy treated with ketogenic diet (KD) use a wide range of outcomes, however, patients and decision-makers often do not perceive the outcomes used as the most important. We sought parental opinion on outcomes of importance and compared these to outcomes reported in published research. METHODS Ethical approval (London-Surrey-REC19/LO/1680). A scoping review identified outcomes reported in previous studies of childhood epilepsy and KD. Parents were recruited from nine KD centres (UK), charities and social media (international), then interviewed (Jan-April 2020) to explore priority outcomes. Content analysis identified all outcomes in transcripts. Parent identified outcomes were compared with those in the scoping review. Outcomes were collated and grouped into domains according to the COMET Taxonomy. RESULTS Of 2663 articles;147 met inclusion criteria. 921 verbatim outcomes were sorted into 90 discrete outcomes, reduced to 70 in consultation with the study advisory group, then classified into 21 domains. Parents (n = 21) identified 39 outcomes as important from the scoping review and seven new outcomes. They prioritised both physiological and functional outcomes in contrast to past studies, which prioritised physiological outcomes. CONCLUSION Little consistency exists in the outcomes used in childhood epilepsy and KD research. Those traditionally used do not adequately reflect parents' important outcomes for their child. Clinical trials should consider the broader priorities of parents when choosing outcomes, in particular, functional outcomes. Identified outcomes will inform an international two-round Delphi-study with parent, professional and researcher participants to develop a core outcome set for this clinical area (COMET registration #1116).
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- Developmental Neurosciences, UCL, NIHR BRC Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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- Matthew's Friends, Lingfield, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Matthew's Friends, Lingfield, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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Effects of Classic Ketogenic Diet in Children with Refractory Epilepsy: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Kingdom of Bahrain. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14091744. [PMID: 35565714 PMCID: PMC9105742 DOI: 10.3390/nu14091744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background: The classic ketogenic diet (cKD) has been used worldwide as an effective therapy for children with drug-resistant epilepsy. However, there have been no studies performed in Middle Eastern countries in order to assess the efficacy, side effects, predictors of cKD response and factors mostly associated with diet adherence. This study aims to assess the efficacy of cKD ratios of 4:1 and 3:1 and their influence on growth and biochemical parameters, particularly lipid profile and liver function tests (LFTs), and the factors most associated with diet adherence in a cohort of children with drug-resistant epilepsy in Bahrain. Methods: Baseline and follow-up data related to patients’ demographic and biochemical variables, epilepsy episodes, diet history and anthropometric measurements were retrieved for a total of 24 children treated with cKD in Bahrain. Results: After 6 months cKD initiation, 58.3% were positive responders with >50% seizure rate reduction, and 33.3% became seizure-free at 12 months. After 6 months of intervention with cKD, the level of triglycerides and albumin had a significant (p < 0.05) average increase over time of +1.47 mmol/L and 4.3 g/L, respectively. Although the median values of total cholesterol and alanine transaminase increased, respectively, following cKD initiation, the difference over time was not statistically significant. The mean z-scores for weight, height, and body mass index (or weight-for-length) did not change significantly at 12 months follow-up. cKD duration was the highest correlated variable with cKD efficacy (r = 0.76), which was followed by age at cKD initiation (r = 0.47). The cKD was discontinued by 14 patients (58.3%) during the first follow-up period (6 months), which was mainly due to inefficacy (n = 8), poor compliance (n = 3), food refusal (n = 1), achieved required efficacy (n = 1) and death (n = 1). Conclusions: cKD is an effective treatment for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, and positive response to cKD was the main factor that increased adherence to the diet. Although long-term cKD could increase the risk of dyslipidemia and hepatic problems, it appears safe for children. Consequently, close monitoring and emphasis on healthy fats is of high priority.
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Alameen Ali H, Muthaffar O, AlKarim N, Kayyali H, Elmardenly A, Tamim A, Alansari H. The efficacy of non-fasting ketogenic diet protocol in the management of intractable epilepsy in pediatric patients: a single center study from Saudi Arabia. J Int Med Res 2022; 50:3000605221081714. [PMID: 35259998 PMCID: PMC8918967 DOI: 10.1177/03000605221081714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objective To review the characteristics and outcomes of pediatric patients on a ketogenic diet (KD), an established treatment option for individuals with intractable epilepsy, in a tertiary epilepsy center. Methods This retrospective study included pediatric patients diagnosed with intractable epilepsy who had experienced no benefits from at least two appropriately chosen antiseizure medications. All patients were hospitalized, started a KD without fasting, and were observed for complications and tolerance. The etiology of epilepsy, side effects, and KD efficacy on seizure outcomes were also examined. Results Of 16 children included in the study, nine (56%) experienced significant seizure improvement, with three becoming seizure-free during the KD. Ten patients were fed orally, and six were fed through gastrostomy feeding tubes. Most were on a 3:1 ratio, and nine reached ketosis within the first three days of KD initiation. Initial recurrent hypoglycemia was documented in four patients, and four experienced vomiting and acidosis. Most families complied with the diet, and all of the children gained weight during the study period. Conclusion Ketogenic diets are an established and effective treatment for childhood epilepsy, with reversible mild adverse effects. A non-fasting KD protocol is a safe and effective option for children with intractable epilepsy.
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- Hayat Alameen Ali
- Department of Clinical Nutrition Services, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pediatrics, 37848King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition Services, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pediatrics, 187187Sidra Medicine, Neurology Division, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition Services, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Yang R, Wen J, Wei W, Chen H, Cao D, Chen L, Lu X, Hu Y, Huang T, Li B, Lin S, Zou D, Ye J, Zhang M, Wang Y, Yu M, Liao J, Xiao Z. Improving the effects of ketogenic diet therapy in children with drug-resistant epilepsy. Seizure 2022; 94:183-188. [PMID: 34802897 DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 10/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the retention rate, efficacy, and safety of ketogenic diet therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy in children and compare the results with those of a previous cohort at our institution. METHODS A total of 634 children with drug-resistant epilepsy were included in this retrospective study. Patients were categorized into two groups. The previous cohort was included as a control group and included 317 children assessed between 2004 and 2011, whereas the current group included 317 children assessed between 2015 and 2019. The control group was provided care as usual, and the current group additionally adopted the goal and long-term management strategy. Outcomes were measured with respect to retention rate, seizure reduction, and adverse reaction. RESULTS Patient demographics were consistent between both cohorts. Compared to the past ten years, the retention rate significantly increased over time (3 months: 62.8% vs. 82.0%, p <0.001; 6 months: 42.0% vs. 60.6%, p <0.001; 12 months: 24.3% vs. 34.1%, p = 0.007), and the response rate was significantly improved (3 months: 35.0% vs. 55.5%, p <0.001; 6 months: 26.2% vs. 43.2%, p <0.001; 12 months: 18.6% vs. 31.5%, p <0.001). Constipation (n = 79, 24.9%) was the most common side effect in the current cohort. Food refusal and hypoproteinaemia reduced to 3.5% and 0.9%, respectively. CONCLUSION Goal and long-term management is effective for ketogenic diet therapy, which significantly improved the ketogenic diet retention rate, efficacy, and incidence of adverse reactions. This strategy has promising applicability in ketogenic diet therapy. CLINICAL REGISTRATION ChiCTR-IIR-16,008,342.
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- Rongrong Yang
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, China Medical University Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China; China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, China Medical University Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, China Medical University Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China; China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, China Medical University Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China; China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, China Medical University Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, China Medical University Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, China Medical University Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, China Medical University Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, China Medical University Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, China Medical University Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, China Medical University Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, China Medical University Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, China Medical University Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, China Medical University Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, China Medical University Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, China Medical University Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, China Medical University Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, China Medical University Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
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Association between Dietary Factors and Constipation in Adults Living in Luxembourg and Taking Part in the ORISCAV-LUX 2 Survey. Nutrients 2021; 14:nu14010122. [PMID: 35010999 PMCID: PMC8746799 DOI: 10.3390/nu14010122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Constipation, a disorder of bowel movements, is among the most frequent gastrointestinal complaints in Western countries. Dietary constituents such as inadequate fiber intake have been related to constipation, but discrepancies exist in the findings regarding dietary factors. This study investigated the association between dietary patterns and bowel movements in adults living in Luxembourg. Data from 1431 participants from ORISCAV-LUX 2 (a cross-sectional survey) who completed a 174-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) were analyzed. A questionnaire-based constipation score was assessed by a validated scoring system. Confounders such as physical activity and serum/urine indicators were assessed. Women had higher constipation scores than men (p < 0.001). In food group-based regression models, a negative association was found between higher constipation score and intake of grains (Beta = −0.62, 95%CI: −1.18, −0.05) and lipid-rich foods (Beta = −0.84, 95%CI: −1.55, −0.13), while a positive association was found for sugary products (Beta = 0.54, 95%CI: 0.11, 0.97) (p < 0.05). In a nutrient-based regression model, a positive association was found between constipation score and total energy (Beta = 5.24, 95%CI: 0.37, 10.11) as well as sodium intake (Beta = 2.04, 95%CI: 0.21, 3.87), and a negative one was found for total fats (Beta = −4.17, 95%CI: −7.46, −0.89) and starch (Beta = −2.91, 95%CI: −4.47, −1.36) (p < 0.05). Interestingly, neither fruits and vegetables or dietary fiber were significantly associated with constipation. Thus, grains, lipid-rich foods, total fats and starch were associated with a lower constipation score, while sugary products, sodium, and higher energy intake were correlated with higher constipation.
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[Treatment of refractory epilepsy. A comparison between classic ketogenic diet and modified Atkins diet in terms of efficacy, adherence, and undesirable effects]. NUTR HOSP 2021; 38:1144-1148. [PMID: 34435501 DOI: 10.20960/nh.03172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Introduction Background: the ketogenic diet (CD) is an established, effective non-pharmacological treatment for refractory epilepsy in childhood. Aim: the objective of this study was to compare the efficacy, the presence of undesirable effects, and adherence between the classic ketogenic diet (DCC) and the modified Atkins diet (DAM). Materials and methods: a retrospective and comparative investigation was carried out to evaluate the medical records of all the patients who started treatment with a ketogenic diet by the same team between 2008 and 2018. In all, 57 patients were started on a DAM diet and 19 patients were given a DCC diet. Results: it was observed that both the Atkins and the classic diets were equally effective (approximately, 80 %; p = 0.252). Regarding adherence, there was a significantly higher percentage of adherence to the Atkins diet than to the classic diet (p = 0.018). Fewer adverse effects were observed with DAM than with DCC (p = 0.012). In all, 21 % of patients under DAM had unfavorable effects (12/57), while 52.63 % of patients on DCC had complications (10/19). Conclusion: a comparable effectiveness in terms of crisis control was found between DAM and DCC. However, DAM exhibits a much better adherence than DCC, and its undesirable effects are milder, less common. That is why, according to other works, it is likely that DAM should be first-choice for patients with refractory epilepsy in a large percentage of cases.
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Chen O, Blonquist TM, Mah E, Sanoshy K, Beckman D, Nieman KM, Winters BL, Anthony JC, Verdin E, Newman JC, Stubbs BJ. Tolerability and Safety of a Novel Ketogenic Ester, Bis-Hexanoyl (R)-1,3-Butanediol: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Healthy Adults. Nutrients 2021; 13:2066. [PMID: 34208742 PMCID: PMC8234448 DOI: 10.3390/nu13062066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Nutritional ketosis is a state of mildly elevated blood ketone concentrations resulting from dietary changes (e.g., fasting or reduced carbohydrate intake) or exogenous ketone consumption. In this study, we determined the tolerability and safety of a novel exogenous ketone diester, bis-hexanoyl-(R)-1,3-butanediol (BH-BD), in a 28-day, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel trial (NCT04707989). Healthy adults (n = 59, mean (SD), age: 42.8 (13.4) y, body mass index: 27.8 (3.9) kg/m2) were randomized to consume a beverage containing 12.5 g (Days 0-7) and 25 g (Days 7-28) of BH-BD or a taste-matched placebo daily with breakfast. Tolerability, stimulation, and sedation were assessed daily by standardized questionnaires, and blood and urine samples were collected at Days 0, 7, 14, and 28 for safety assessment. There were no differences in at-home composite systemic and gastrointestinal tolerability scores between BH-BD and placebo at any time in the study, or in acute tolerability measured 1-h post-consumption in-clinic. Weekly at-home composite tolerability scores did not change when BH-BD servings were doubled. At-home scores for stimulation and sedation did not differ between groups. BH-BD significantly increased blood ketone concentrations 1-h post-consumption. No clinically meaningful changes in safety measures including vital signs and clinical laboratory measurements were detected within or between groups. These results support the overall tolerability and safety of consumption of up to 25 g/day BH-BD.
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- Oliver Chen
- Biofortis Research, Addison, IL 60101, USA; (O.C.); (T.M.B.); (E.M.); (K.S.); (D.B.)
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- Biofortis Research, Addison, IL 60101, USA; (O.C.); (T.M.B.); (E.M.); (K.S.); (D.B.)
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- Biofortis Research, Addison, IL 60101, USA; (O.C.); (T.M.B.); (E.M.); (K.S.); (D.B.)
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- Biofortis Research, Addison, IL 60101, USA; (O.C.); (T.M.B.); (E.M.); (K.S.); (D.B.)
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- Biofortis Research, Addison, IL 60101, USA; (O.C.); (T.M.B.); (E.M.); (K.S.); (D.B.)
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- Nlumn LLC, Princeton, NJ 08543, USA; or
- Juvenescence Ltd., Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94945, USA; (E.V.); (J.C.N.)
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94945, USA; (E.V.); (J.C.N.)
- Division of Geriatrics, UCSF, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94945, USA; (E.V.); (J.C.N.)
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Caputo M, Pigni S, Agosti E, Daffara T, Ferrero A, Filigheddu N, Prodam F. Regulation of GH and GH Signaling by Nutrients. Cells 2021; 10:1376. [PMID: 34199514 PMCID: PMC8227158 DOI: 10.3390/cells10061376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-I) are pleiotropic hormones with important roles in lifespan. They promote growth, anabolic actions, and body maintenance, and in conditions of energy deprivation, favor catabolic feedback mechanisms switching from carbohydrate oxidation to lipolysis, with the aim to preserve protein storages and survival. IGF-I/insulin signaling was also the first one identified in the regulation of lifespan in relation to the nutrient-sensing. Indeed, nutrients are crucial modifiers of the GH/IGF-I axis, and these hormones also regulate the complex orchestration of utilization of nutrients in cell and tissues. The aim of this review is to summarize current knowledge on the reciprocal feedback among the GH/IGF-I axis, macro and micronutrients, and dietary regimens, including caloric restriction. Expanding the depth of information on this topic could open perspectives in nutrition management, prevention, and treatment of GH/IGF-I deficiency or excess during life.
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- Marina Caputo
- SCDU of Endocrinology, University Hospital Maggiore della Carità, 28100 Novara, Italy; (M.C.); (S.P.); (T.D.); (A.F.)
- Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy;
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- SCDU of Endocrinology, University Hospital Maggiore della Carità, 28100 Novara, Italy; (M.C.); (S.P.); (T.D.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy;
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- SCDU of Endocrinology, University Hospital Maggiore della Carità, 28100 Novara, Italy; (M.C.); (S.P.); (T.D.); (A.F.)
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- SCDU of Endocrinology, University Hospital Maggiore della Carità, 28100 Novara, Italy; (M.C.); (S.P.); (T.D.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy;
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- SCDU of Endocrinology, University Hospital Maggiore della Carità, 28100 Novara, Italy; (M.C.); (S.P.); (T.D.); (A.F.)
- Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy;
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Wheeler CE, Temkit M, Wilfong AA, Vanatta L, Jarrar R. Efficacy and tolerability of a whey-based, medium-chain triglyceride-enhanced ketogenic formula in children with refractory epilepsy: A retrospective study. Seizure 2021; 91:29-33. [PMID: 34058606 DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Ketogenic metabolic therapy (KMT) has demonstrated effectiveness in seizure reduction. However, patient compliance and adverse effects limit its use. Ready-to-feed (RTF) ketogenic formulas improve compliance and include components that mitigate adverse effects. This study is the first to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of an RTF, whey-based, medium-chain triglyceride-enhanced (WBME) ketogenic formula. METHODS Retrospective data from patients who received KMT between January 1, 2015, and February 28, 2018, were analyzed. Patients who received ≥75% of their total calories from the WBME formula and who were monitored for 3 months were included. Outcome measures were gastrointestinal issues, acidosis, serum blood glucose and beta-hydroxybutyrate levels, unintentional weight changes, diet response (≥50% reduction in seizures), seizure freedom, and change in formula or discontinuation of therapy. Patients with incomplete outcome data or who received <75% of total calories from the formula were excluded. RESULTS Twenty-six patients (13 males; mean [SD] age, 6.1 [5.8] years) met the inclusion criteria. Thirteen patients were established patients who received a standard ketogenic formula before changing to the WBME formula; 13 were patients new to KMT whose therapy was initiated using the WBME formula. This formula was well tolerated; no patient in either group discontinued therapy or required a change in formula. The combined diet response rate (95% CI) for established and new patients was 96% (80-100%). Seizure-freedom (95% CI) for both groups at 3 months posttreatment was 20% (7-41%). The most prevalent adverse effect was constipation (69% [95% CI, 48-86%]). CONCLUSION The WBME ketogenic formula appears to be effective and well tolerated by pediatric patients with refractory epilepsy.
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- Christine E Wheeler
- Department of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
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Incidence and Characteristics of Kidney Stones in Patients on Ketogenic Diet: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Diseases 2021; 9:diseases9020039. [PMID: 34070285 PMCID: PMC8161846 DOI: 10.3390/diseases9020039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Very-low-carbohydrate diets or ketogenic diets are frequently used for weight loss in adults and as a therapy for epilepsy in children. The incidence and characteristics of kidney stones in patients on ketogenic diets are not well studied. Methods: A systematic literature search was performed, using MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews from the databases’ inception through April 2020. Observational studies or clinical trials that provide data on the incidence and/or types of kidney stones in patients on ketogenic diets were included. We applied a random-effects model to estimate the incidence of kidney stones. Results: A total of 36 studies with 2795 patients on ketogenic diets were enrolled. The estimated pooled incidence of kidney stones was 5.9% (95% CI, 4.6–7.6%, I2 = 47%) in patients on ketogenic diets at a mean follow-up time of 3.7 +/− 2.9 years. Subgroup analyses demonstrated the estimated pooled incidence of kidney stones of 5.8% (95% CI, 4.4–7.5%, I2 = 49%) in children and 7.9% (95% CI, 2.8–20.1%, I2 = 29%) in adults, respectively. Within reported studies, 48.7% (95% CI, 33.2–64.6%) of kidney stones were uric stones, 36.5% (95% CI, 10.6–73.6%) were calcium-based (CaOx/CaP) stones, and 27.8% (95% CI, 12.1–51.9%) were mixed uric acid and calcium-based stones, respectively. Conclusions: The estimated incidence of kidney stones in patients on ketogenic diets is 5.9%. Its incidence is approximately 5.8% in children and 7.9% in adults. Uric acid stones are the most prevalent kidney stones in patients on ketogenic diets followed by calcium-based stones. These findings may impact the prevention and clinical management of kidney stones in patients on ketogenic diets.
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Classic Ketogenic Diet and Modified Atkins Diet in SLC2A1 Positive and Negative Patients with Suspected GLUT1 Deficiency Syndrome: A Single Center Analysis of 18 Cases. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13030840. [PMID: 33806661 PMCID: PMC8000344 DOI: 10.3390/nu13030840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background: Glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome (GLUT1DS) is caused by mutations in the SLC2A1 gene and produces seizures, neurodevelopmental impairment, and movement disorders. Ketogenic dietary therapies (KDT) are the gold standard treatment. Similar symptoms may appear in SLC2A1 negative patients. The purpose is to evaluate the effectiveness of KDT in children with GLUT1DS suspected SLC2A1 (+) and (-), side effects (SE), and the impact on patients nutritional status. Methods: An observational descriptive study was conducted to describe 18 children (January 2009–August 2020). SLC2A1 analysis, seizures, movement disorder, anti-epileptic drugs (AEDS), anthropometry, SE, and laboratory assessment were monitored baseline and at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after the onset of KDT. Results: 6/18 were SLC2A1(+) and 13/18 had seizures. In these groups, the age for debut of symptoms was higher. The mean time from debut to KDT onset was higher in SLC2A1(+). The modified Atkins diet (MAD) was used in 12 (5 SLC2A1(+)). Movement disorder improved (4/5), and a reduction in seizures >50% compared to baseline was achieved in more than half of the epileptic children throughout the follow-up. No differences in effectiveness were found according to the type of KDT. Early SE occurred in 33%. Long-term SE occurred in 10, 5, 7, and 5 children throughout the follow-up. The most frequent SE were constipation, hypercalciuria, and hyperlipidaemia. No differences in growth were found according to the SLC2A1 mutation or type of KDT. Conclusions: CKD and MAD were effective for SLC2A1 positive and negative patients in our cohort. SE were frequent, but mild. Permanent monitoring should be made to identify SE and nutritional deficits.
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Koessler M, Haberlandt E, Karall D, Baumann M, Höller A, Scholl‐Bürgi S. Ketogenic diet in a patient with refractory status epilepticus due to POLG mutation. JIMD Rep 2021; 57:3-8. [PMID: 33473333 PMCID: PMC7802623 DOI: 10.1002/jmd2.12169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 08/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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We present a 16-year-old female patient with POLG syndrome, treated with ketogenic diet after she presented with refractory status epilepticus. Initially, benefit of the ketogenic diet could be seen, but the outcome was fatal, with death 3 months after presenting symptoms. Additionally, we give a literature review of the utility of ketogenic diet in patients with POLG disease.
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- Miriam Koessler
- Department of Pediatrics I, NeuropediatricsMedical University of InnsbruckInnsbruckAustria
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- Department of Pediatrics IInherited Metabolic Disorders, Medical University of InnsbruckInnsbruckAustria
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- Department of Pediatrics I, NeuropediatricsMedical University of InnsbruckInnsbruckAustria
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- Department of Pediatrics IInherited Metabolic Disorders, Medical University of InnsbruckInnsbruckAustria
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- Department of Pediatrics IInherited Metabolic Disorders, Medical University of InnsbruckInnsbruckAustria
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Murugan M, Boison D. Ketogenic diet, neuroprotection, and antiepileptogenesis. Epilepsy Res 2020; 167:106444. [PMID: 32854046 PMCID: PMC7655615 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2020.106444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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High fat, low carbohydrate ketogenic diets (KD) have been in use for the treatment of epilepsy for almost a hundred years. Remarkably, seizures that are resistant to conventional anti-seizure drugs can in many cases be controlled by the KD therapy, and it has been shown that many patients with epilepsy become seizure free even after discontinuation of the diet. These findings suggest that KD combine anti-seizure effects with disease modifying effects. In addition to the treatment of epilepsy, KDs are now widely used for the treatment of a wide range of conditions including weight reduction, diabetes, and cancer. The reason for the success of metabolic therapies is based on the synergism of at least a dozen different mechanisms through which KDs provide beneficial activities. Among the newest findings are epigenetic mechanisms (DNA methylation and histone acetylation) through which KD exerts long-lasting disease modifying effects. Here we review mechanisms through which KD can affect neuroprotection in the brain, and how a combination of those mechanisms with epigenetic alterations can attenuate and possibly reverse the development of epilepsy.
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- Madhuvika Murugan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, United States; Department of Neurosurgery, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07102, United States; Rutgers Neurosurgery H.O.P.E. Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States.
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Rodríguez-Hernández AI, Pelayo-González ME. Experiencia y hallazgos en el manejo de la dieta cetogénica en niños con epilepsia refractaria, estudio de 10 casos. JOURNAL OF THE SELVA ANDINA RESEARCH SOCIETY 2020. [DOI: 10.36610/j.jsars.2020.110200142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Rodríguez-Hernández AI, Pelayo-González ME. Description and evaluation of the effects of the cetogenic diet in children with refractory epilepsy. JOURNAL OF THE SELVA ANDINA RESEARCH SOCIETY 2020. [DOI: 10.36610/j.jsars.2020.110200142x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Wells J, Swaminathan A, Paseka J, Hanson C. Efficacy and Safety of a Ketogenic Diet in Children and Adolescents with Refractory Epilepsy-A Review. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12061809. [PMID: 32560503 PMCID: PMC7353240 DOI: 10.3390/nu12061809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Epilepsy in the pediatric and adolescent populations is a devastating condition where individuals are prone to recurrent epileptic seizures or changes in behavior or movement that is the direct result of a primary change in the electrical activity in the brain. Although many children with epilepsy will have seizures controlled with antiseizure medications (ASMs), a large percentage of patients are refractory to drug therapy and may consider initiating a ketogenic diet. The term Ketogenic Diet or Ketogenic Diet Therapy (KDT) refers to any diet therapy in which dietary composition results in a ketogenic state of human metabolism. Currently, there are 4 major Ketogenic diet therapies—the classic ketogenic diet (cKD), the modified Atkins diet (MAD), the medium chain triglyceride ketogenic diet (MCTKD) and the low glycemic index treatment (LGIT). The compositions of the 4 main KDTs differ and limited evidence to distinguish the efficacy among different diets currently exists. Although it is apparent that more randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and long-term studies are needed to evaluate efficacy, side effects and individual response to the diet, it is imperative to study and understand the metabolic profiles of patients with epilepsy in order to isolate which dietary restrictions are necessary to maximize clinical benefit.
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- Jana Wells
- College of Allied Health Professions, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 984045 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4045, USA;
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 988440 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-8440, USA;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Nutrition Care, Nebraska Medicine 4350 Dewey Ave, Omaha, NE 68105, USA;
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- College of Allied Health Professions, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 984045 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4045, USA;
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Vargas G, Azarbal J, Tota-Maharaj R. A Comparative Review of Established Diets for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Newer Dietary Strategies. Curr Probl Cardiol 2020; 46:100582. [PMID: 32389436 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2020.100582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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As part of a population-based approach to combating obesity, the American Heart Association has published specific dietary guidelines for the management of obesity and cardiovascular disease prevention. These guidelines give a primary view of healthy dietary changes and goals which may reduce cardiovascular risk. The American Heart Association guideline on Cardiovascular Prevention focuses on the benefits of a Plant-Based Diet and the Mediterranean diet. In addition to these recommendations, several other diets exist with variable long-term cardiovascular outcomes. In recent years, the ketogenic and intermittent fasting diets have been emerging and have garnered their own respective followings as weight loss strategies, and we will include them in our discussion of the potential long-term benefits related to cardiovascular risks. As the guidelines emphasize, all of the diets we will cover throughout this review must be discussed at the level of the individual patient with their primary care provider, and cannot be exercised without informed consent regarding the potential outcomes. Further research is required, and caution is advised before prescribing any of these diets to patients in the long-term, due to the potential to exacerbate cardiovascular risk factors.
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Schoeler NE. Potassium citrate supplementation with ketogenic dietary therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy. Dev Med Child Neurol 2020; 62:8. [PMID: 31777958 DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.14418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- N E Schoeler
- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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Kraeuter AK, Guest PC, Sarnyai Z. Protocol for the Use of the Ketogenic Diet in Preclinical and Clinical Practice. Methods Mol Biol 2020; 2138:83-98. [PMID: 32219741 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0471-7_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Many age-related diseases are associated with metabolic abnormalities, and dietary interventions may have some benefit in alleviating symptoms or in delaying disease onset. Here, we review the commonly used best practices involved in applications of the ketogenic diet to facilitate its translation into clinical use. The findings reveal that better education of physicians is essential for applying the optimum diet and monitoring its effects in clinical practice. In addition, investigators should carefully consider potential confounding factors prior to commencing studies involving a ketogenic diet. Most importantly, current studies should improve their reporting on ketone levels as well as on the intake of both macro- and micronutrients. Finally, more detailed studies on the mechanism of action are necessary to help identify potential biomarkers for response prediction and monitoring, and to uncover new drug targets to aid the development of novel treatments.
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- Ann-Katrin Kraeuter
- Laboratory of Psychiatric Neuroscience, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
- Discipline of Biomedicine, College of Public Health, Medicine and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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- Laboratory of Neuroproteomics, Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Psychiatric Neuroscience, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.
- Discipline of Biomedicine, College of Public Health, Medicine and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.
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Ketogenic Diet: A New Light Shining on Old but Gold Biochemistry. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11102497. [PMID: 31627352 PMCID: PMC6836190 DOI: 10.3390/nu11102497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Diets low in carbohydrates and proteins and enriched in fat stimulate the hepatic synthesis of ketone bodies (KB). These molecules are used as alternative fuel for energy production in target tissues. The synthesis and utilization of KB are tightly regulated both at transcriptional and hormonal levels. The nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator activated receptor α (PPARα), currently recognized as one of the master regulators of ketogenesis, integrates nutritional signals to the activation of transcriptional networks regulating fatty acid β-oxidation and ketogenesis. New factors, such as circadian rhythms and paracrine signals, are emerging as important aspects of this metabolic regulation. However, KB are currently considered not only as energy substrates but also as signaling molecules. β-hydroxybutyrate has been identified as class I histone deacetylase inhibitor, thus establishing a connection between products of hepatic lipid metabolism and epigenetics. Ketogenic diets (KD) are currently used to treat different forms of infantile epilepsy, also caused by genetic defects such as Glut1 and Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Syndromes. However, several researchers are now focusing on the possibility to use KD in other diseases, such as cancer, neurological and metabolic disorders. Nonetheless, clear-cut evidence of the efficacy of KD in other disorders remains to be provided in order to suggest the adoption of such diets to metabolic-related pathologies.
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De Amicis R, Leone A, Lessa C, Foppiani A, Ravella S, Ravasenghi S, Trentani C, Ferraris C, Veggiotti P, De Giorgis V, Tagliabue A, Battezzati A, Bertoli S. Long-Term Effects of a Classic Ketogenic Diet on Ghrelin and Leptin Concentration: A 12-Month Prospective Study in a Cohort of Italian Children and Adults with GLUT1-Deficiency Syndrome and Drug Resistant Epilepsy. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11081716. [PMID: 31349661 PMCID: PMC6722776 DOI: 10.3390/nu11081716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The classical ketogenic diet (cKD) is an isocaloric, high fat, very low-carbohydrate diet that induces ketosis, strongly influencing leptin and ghrelin regulation. However, not enough is known about the impact of a long-term cKD. This study evaluated the effects of a 12-month cKD on ghrelin and leptin concentrations in children, adolescents and adults affected by the GLUT1-Deficiency Syndrome or drug resistant epilepsy (DRE). We also investigated the relationship between the nutritional status, body composition and ghrelin and leptin variations. We carried out a longitudinal study on 30 patients: Twenty-five children and adolescents (15 females, 8 ± 4 years), and five adults (two females, 34 ± 16 years). After 12-monoths cKD, there were no significant changes in ghrelin and leptin, or in the nutritional status, body fat, glucose and lipid profiles. However, a slight height z-score reduction (from −0.603 ± 1.178 to −0.953 ± 1.354, p ≤ 0.001) and a drop in fasting insulin occurred. We found no correlations between ghrelin changes and nutritional status and body composition, whereas leptin changes correlated positively with variations in the weight z-score and body fat (ρ = 0.4534, p = 0.0341; ρ = 0.5901, p = 0.0135; respectively). These results suggest that a long-term cKD does not change ghrelin and leptin concentrations independently of age and neurological condition.
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- Ramona De Amicis
- International Center for the Assessment of Nutritional Status (ICANS), Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Via Sandro Botticelli 21, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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- International Center for the Assessment of Nutritional Status (ICANS), Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Via Sandro Botticelli 21, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- International Center for the Assessment of Nutritional Status (ICANS), Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Via Sandro Botticelli 21, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- International Center for the Assessment of Nutritional Status (ICANS), Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Via Sandro Botticelli 21, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- International Center for the Assessment of Nutritional Status (ICANS), Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Via Sandro Botticelli 21, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- International Center for the Assessment of Nutritional Status (ICANS), Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Via Sandro Botticelli 21, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Human Nutrition and Eating Disorder Research Center, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Via Agostino Bassi 21, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Human Nutrition and Eating Disorder Research Center, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Via Agostino Bassi 21, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurology Unit, Vittore Buzzi Hospital, Via Lodovico Castelvetro 32, 20154 Milan, Italy
- Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Department, Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, via G. B. Grassi 74, 20157 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Via Mondino 2, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Human Nutrition and Eating Disorder Research Center, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Via Agostino Bassi 21, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- International Center for the Assessment of Nutritional Status (ICANS), Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Via Sandro Botticelli 21, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- International Center for the Assessment of Nutritional Status (ICANS), Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Via Sandro Botticelli 21, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Le Pichon JB, Thompson L, Gustafson M, Abdelmoity A. Initiating the ketogenic diet in infants with treatment refractory epilepsy while maintaining a breast milk diet. Seizure 2019; 69:41-43. [PMID: 30959424 DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2019.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The ketogenic diet has been found to be safe and effective in the treatment of drug resistant epilepsy in childhood. The age range of children undergoing this treatment has steadily been going down. There is strong evidence that it is a safe alternative in infants with drug resistant seizures. The American Academy of Pediatrics strongly supports continuing a breast milk diet until infants are at least six months of age. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the ketogenic diet in infants while maintaining a breast milk diet. METHOD This is a cohort study of 9 infants between the ages of 1 and 13 months with drug resistant epilepsy treated with the ketogenic diet while maintained on breast milk. The data from the first two patients was gathered retrospectively while the other seven were studied prospectively. RESULTS We show that all nine infants achieved and maintained ketosis effectively. While one infant had no change in seizure frequency, three were seizure free at the first follow-up visit and four had a burden of seizure reduction greater than 50%. The diet was overall well tolerated, although one child required a hospital stay for dehydration and metabolic acidosis. CONCLUSION The ketogenic diet can be safely and effectively initiated in infants while continuing human breast milk feedings.
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- J B Le Pichon
- Children's Mercy Hospital, Division of Neurology, Kansas City, United States.
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- Children's Mercy Hospital, Department of Nutrition, Kansas City, United States
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- Children's Mercy Hospital, Division of Neurology, Kansas City, United States
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- Children's Mercy Hospital, Division of Neurology, Kansas City, United States
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Ferraris C, Guglielmetti M, Pasca L, De Giorgis V, Ferraro OE, Brambilla I, Leone A, De Amicis R, Bertoli S, Veggiotti P, Tagliabue A. Impact of the Ketogenic Diet on Linear Growth in Children: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis of 34 Cases. Nutrients 2019; 11:E1442. [PMID: 31247999 PMCID: PMC6683244 DOI: 10.3390/nu11071442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Data on the impact of the ketogenic diet (KD) on children's growth remain controversial. Here, we retrospectively investigated the occurrence of linear growth retardation in 34 children (47% males; age range: 2-17 years) diagnosed with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE; n = 14) or glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome (GLUT1-DS; n = 20) who had been treated with the KD for 12 months. The general characteristics of children with and without growth retardation were also compared. All participants received a full-calorie, traditional KD supplemented with vitamins, minerals, and citrate. Most children (80%; 11/14 in the DRE subgroup and 16/20 in the GLUT1-DS subgroup) treated with the KD did not show growth retardation at 12 months. Although participants with and without delay of growth did not differ in terms of baseline clinical characteristics, dietary prescriptions, or supplementation patterns, marked ketosis at 12 months tended to occur more frequently in the latter group. Altogether, our results indicate that growth retardation may occur in a minority of children treated with the KD. However, further research is required to identify children at risk and to clarify how increased ketones levels may affect endocrine pathways regulating growth during KD administration.
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- Cinzia Ferraris
- Human Nutrition and Eating Disorder Research Center, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Via Agostino Bassi 21, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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- Human Nutrition and Eating Disorder Research Center, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Via Agostino Bassi 21, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Via Mondino 2, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Via Mondino 2, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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- Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Via Forlanini 2, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Viale Camillo Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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- International Center for the Assessment of Nutritional Status (ICANS), Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Via Sandro Botticelli 21, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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- International Center for the Assessment of Nutritional Status (ICANS), Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Via Sandro Botticelli 21, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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- International Center for the Assessment of Nutritional Status (ICANS), Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Via Sandro Botticelli 21, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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- Pediatric Neurology Unit, Vittore Buzzi Hospital, Via Lodovico Castelvetro 32, 20154 Milan, Italy.
- Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Department, Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, via G. B. Grassi 74, 20157 Milan, Italy.
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- Human Nutrition and Eating Disorder Research Center, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Via Agostino Bassi 21, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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Ling Y, Wang DD, Sun YX, Zhao DJ, Ni H. Neuro-Behavioral Status and the Hippocampal Expression of Metabolic Associated Genes in Wild-Type Rat Following a Ketogenic Diet. Front Neurol 2019; 10:65. [PMID: 30804881 PMCID: PMC6370680 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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While a ketogenic diet (KD) is a well-established therapy for medically intractable epilepsy, clinical evidence of relevant adverse events of a KD has also been reported. We asked whether this kind of diet would have deleterious effects on wild-type brain function by evaluating KD-induced biochemical changes in the hippocampus as well as neurobehavioral changes occurring in wild-type rats. Fifty-four Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to three groups on postnatal day 28 (P28): wild-type rats fed with a KD qd (daily for 4 weeks, KD) or qod (every other day for 4 weeks, KOD), and wild-type rats fed with standard normal laboratory diet (ND). Neurobehavioral changes were observed on P35, P42, and P49. The hippocampal mossy fiber sprouting, the expression levels of zinc transporters (ZnTs) and lipid metabolism related genes were detected by Timm staining, RT-qPCR and western blot analysis, respectively, on P58. The KD-treated KOD and KD groups showed a significant delay of negative geotaxis reflex on P35, but not on P42 or P49. In the open field test, daily KD treatment only led to a reduction in exploratory activity and increased grooming times but induced no significant changes in the scores of vertical activity or delay time. KD qod treated rats (KOD) displayed a slight delay in the place navigation test on P35 compared with the KD group. There were no significant differences in Timm staining among the three groups. In parallel with these changes, KD treatment (both KD and KOD) induced significantly downregulated mRNA levels of Apoa1, Pdk4, and upregulated expression of ApoE, ANXN7, and cPLA2 in the hippocampus when compared with the ND group (except in the case of ApoE in the KOD group). Notably, both the mRNA and protein levels of cPLA2 in the KOD rats were significantly downregulated compared with the KD group but still markedly higher than in the ND group. No significant difference was found in ZnTs among the three groups. Our data suggest that early-life KD can provoke minor neurobehavioral effects in particular a delay in negative geotaxis reflex and an increase in grooming activity. The hippocampal lipid metabolism signaling pathway, especially cPLA2, may be the target of the protective effect of KD on long-term brain injury after developmental seizures.
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- Ya Ling
- Division of Brain Science, Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Division of Brain Science, Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Division of Brain Science, Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Division of Brain Science, Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Division of Brain Science, Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Guzel O, Uysal U, Arslan N. Efficacy and tolerability of olive oil-based ketogenic diet in children with drug-resistant epilepsy: A single center experience from Turkey. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2019; 23:143-151. [PMID: 30497921 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2018.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Revised: 10/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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PURPOSE Ketogenic diet (KD) is an effective non-pharmacological treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy, tolerability and complications of olive oil-based KD in epileptic children. METHOD In this single-center, prospective study, patients were followed up at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after KD initiation. Initially, blood ketone levels were measured daily, and as needed thereafter to maintain the levels between 4 and 5 mmol/L. Patient demographics, seizure frequency, serum biochemistry, abdominal ultrasonography and adverse effects were recorded. Efficacy of KD was defined as ≥50% seizure reduction. RESULTS A total of 389 patients with drug-resistant epilepsy receiving KD from 2012 to 2016 were included. One hundred patients (25.7%) stopped the diet for different reasons in the first year, and 369, 314, 225 and 160 patients have been receiving KD treatment for 1, 3, 6 and 12 months, respectively. At 1, 3, 6 and 12th months, 65.8% (243/369), 74.7% (235/314), 70.6% (159/225) and 83.1% (133/160) of the patients were responders, respectively. None of the children had an increased seizure-frequency. Hyperlipidemia (50.8%), selenium deficiency (26.9%), constipation (26.2%), sleep disturbances (20.0%), nephrolithiasis (3.0%), hyperuricemia (3.0) and hepatic side effects (2.6%) were the most common complications of KD. Previous adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) use due to epileptic encephalopathy and presence of constipation at baseline or during KD treatment were found the predictors of treatment efficacy. CONCLUSION KD is an effective and well-tolerated treatment option for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. Previous history of ACTH use and constipation during KD treatment are important factors that affect the efficacy of KD treatment.
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- Orkide Guzel
- Behçet Uz Children Hospital, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Izmir, Turkey; Mediterranean Ketogenic Diet Center, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Dokuz Eylul University, Division of Pediatric Metabolism and Nutrition, Izmir, Turkey.
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Çubukçu D, Güzel O, Arslan N. Effect of Ketogenic Diet on Motor Functions and Daily Living Activities of Children With Multidrug-Resistant Epilepsy: A Prospective Study. J Child Neurol 2018; 33:718-723. [PMID: 30062917 DOI: 10.1177/0883073818786558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the effect of ketogenic diet on motor function and daily living activities in children with epilepsy. METHODS A total of 62 children (median age 5.0 years) were enrolled. Motor function was assessed using the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM), and daily living activities and cognitive functions were assessed using the Functional Independence Measure (WeeFIM) before treatment and 3, 6, and 12 months after ketogenic diet treatment. RESULTS Significant improvement in total GMFM and WeeFIM scores ( P < .001) were found during the 12 months of ketogenic diet treatment. There was a positive correlation between total GMFM scores and WeeFIM scores at baseline (r= 0.792, P = .0001), and at 3 (r= 0.780, P = .0001), 6 (r= 0.744, P = .0001), and 12 months (r= 0.692, P = .0001) of treatment. Both the responder (50 patients, 80.7%) and nonresponder (12 patients, 19.3%) patient groups showed significantly higher GMFM and WeeFIM scores at 12 months of treatment compared to baseline values. A ≥50% reduction in seizure frequency was observed in 77.4%, 72.6%, and 80.7% of the patients after 3, 6, and 12 months of treatment, respectively. CONCLUSION Ketogenic diet treatment improves motor functions and daily living activities in children with epilepsy during the 12 months of treatment.
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- Duygu Çubukçu
- 1 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Behçet Uz Children Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- 2 Division of Pediatric Neurology, Behçet Uz Children Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.,3 Mediterranean Ketogenic Diet Center, Izmir, Turkey
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- 4 Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Metabolism and Nutrition, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.,5 Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center (iBG-izmir), Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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Dozières-Puyravel B, François L, de Lucia S, Goujon E, Danse M, Auvin S. Ketogenic diet therapies in France: State of the use in 2018. Epilepsy Behav 2018; 86:204-206. [PMID: 29997039 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Revised: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/19/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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UNLABELLED Ketogenic diets (KDs) are well-established treatments for pharmacoresistant epilepsies and some metabolic disorders. The amount of publications including evidence-based trials has continuously increased in the last 10 years. We evaluated the use of KDs in France using 2 surveys from more than ten years ago (2005 and 2008). METHODS We conducted a new survey based on 10 questions to evaluate the evolution of the practice since 2008 and the thoughts of French pediatric neurologists on the barriers as well as possible ways to support the use of KDs. RESULTS All centers increased their use of KDs over time. There are now 5 out of 25 centers that are prescribing the modified Atkins diet. French pediatric neurologists reported the acceptability and the everyday life burden due to KDs as the most important barriers. CONCLUSION The use of the diet in France seems to follow the increase of knowledge in this field.
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Robert Debré, Service de Neurologie Pédiatrique, 75019 Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Robert Debré, Service de Neurologie Pédiatrique, 75019 Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Robert Debré, Service de Neurologie Pédiatrique, 75019 Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Robert Debré, Service de Neurologie Pédiatrique, 75019 Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Robert Debré, Service de Neurologie Pédiatrique, 75019 Paris, France; Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM UMR1141, 75019 Paris, France.
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Dencker D, Molander A, Thomsen M, Schlumberger C, Wortwein G, Weikop P, Benveniste H, Volkow ND, Fink-Jensen A. Ketogenic Diet Suppresses Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Rats. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2017; 42:270-277. [PMID: 29160944 DOI: 10.1111/acer.13560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Alcohol use disorder is underdiagnosed and undertreated, and up to 50% of alcohol-abstinent patients diagnosed with alcohol dependence relapse within the first year of treatment. Current treatments for the maintenance of alcohol abstinence in patients with alcohol use disorder have limited efficacy, and there is an urgent need for novel treatment strategies. Decreased cerebral glucose metabolism and increased brain uptake of acetate were recently reported in heavy drinkers, relative to controls. Given the switch of metabolic fuel from glucose to acetate in the alcohol-dependent brain, we investigated the potential therapeutic benefit of a ketogenic diet in managing alcohol withdrawal symptoms during detoxification. METHODS Male Sprague Dawley rats fed either ketogenic or regular diet were administered ethanol or water orally, twice daily for 6 days while the diet conditions were maintained. Abstinence symptoms were rated 6, 24, 48, and 72 hours after the last alcohol administration. RESULTS Maintenance on a ketogenic diet caused a significant decrease in the alcohol withdrawal symptoms' "rigidity" and "irritability." CONCLUSIONS Our preclinical pilot study suggests that a ketogenic diet may be a novel approach for treating alcohol withdrawal symptoms in humans.
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- Ditte Dencker
- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Laboratory for Neuroimaging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Bethesda, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Courchesne-Loyer A, Lowry CM, St-Pierre V, Vandenberghe C, Fortier M, Castellano CA, Wagner JR, Cunnane SC. Emulsification Increases the Acute Ketogenic Effect and Bioavailability of Medium-Chain Triglycerides in Humans: Protein, Carbohydrate, and Fat Metabolism. Curr Dev Nutr 2017; 1:e000851. [PMID: 29955713 PMCID: PMC5998361 DOI: 10.3945/cdn.117.000851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Revised: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Background: Lower-brain glucose uptake is commonly present before the onset of cognitive deterioration associated with aging and may increase the risk of Alzheimer disease. Ketones are the brain's main alternative energy substrate to glucose. Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) are rapidly β-oxidized and are ketogenic but also have gastrointestinal side effects. We assessed whether MCT emulsification into a lactose-free skim-milk matrix [emulsified MCTs (MCT-Es)] would improve ketogenesis, reduce side effects, or both compared with the same oral dose of MCTs consumed without emulsification [nonemulsified MCTs (MCT-NEs)]. Objectives: Our aims were to show that, in healthy adults, MCT-Es will induce higher ketonemia and have fewer side effects than MCT-NEs and the effects of MCT-NEs and MCT-Es on ketogenesis and plasma medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) will be dose-dependent. Methods: Using a metabolic study day protocol, 10 healthy adults were each given 3 separate doses (10, 20, or 30 g) of MCT-NEs or MCT-Es with a standard breakfast or no treatment [control (CTL)]. Blood samples were taken every 30 min for 4 h to measure plasma ketones (β-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate), octanoate, decanoate, and other metabolites. Participants completed a side-effects questionnaire at the end of each study day. Results: Compared with CTL, MCT-NEs increased ketogenesis by 2-fold with no significant differences between doses. MCT-Es increased total plasma ketones by 2- to 4-fold in a dose-dependent manner. Compared with MCT-NEs, MCT-Es increased plasma MCFA bioavailability (F) by 2- to 3-fold and decreased the number of side effects by ∼50%. Conclusions: Emulsification increased the ketogenic effect and decreased side effects in a dose-dependent manner for single doses of MCTs ≤30 g under matching conditions. Further investigation is needed to establish whether emulsification could sustain ketogenesis and minimize side effects and therefore be used as a treatment to change brain ketone availability over a prolonged period of time. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02409927.
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- Alexandre Courchesne-Loyer
- Research Center on Aging, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiobiology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Research Center on Aging, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Research Center on Aging, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Research Center on Aging, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Research Center on Aging, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiobiology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Research Center on Aging, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Tagliabue A, Ferraris C, Uggeri F, Trentani C, Bertoli S, de Giorgis V, Veggiotti P, Elli M. Short-term impact of a classical ketogenic diet on gut microbiota in GLUT1 Deficiency Syndrome: A 3-month prospective observational study. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2017; 17:33-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2016.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Revised: 11/20/2016] [Accepted: 11/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Grabacka M, Pierzchalska M, Dean M, Reiss K. Regulation of Ketone Body Metabolism and the Role of PPARα. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17122093. [PMID: 27983603 PMCID: PMC5187893 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17122093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Revised: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Ketogenesis and ketolysis are central metabolic processes activated during the response to fasting. Ketogenesis is regulated in multiple stages, and a nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator activated receptor α (PPARα) is one of the key transcription factors taking part in this regulation. PPARα is an important element in the metabolic network, where it participates in signaling driven by the main nutrient sensors, such as AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), PPARγ coactivator 1α (PGC-1α), and mammalian (mechanistic) target of rapamycin (mTOR) and induces hormonal mediators, such as fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21). This work describes the regulation of ketogenesis and ketolysis in normal and malignant cells and briefly summarizes the positive effects of ketone bodies in various neuropathologic conditions.
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- Maja Grabacka
- Department of Food Biotechnology, Faculty of Food Technology, University of Agriculture, ul. Balicka 122, 30-149 Kraków, Poland.
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- Department of Food Biotechnology, Faculty of Food Technology, University of Agriculture, ul. Balicka 122, 30-149 Kraków, Poland.
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- Neurological Cancer Research, Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1700 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
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- Neurological Cancer Research, Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1700 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
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Verrotti A, Iapadre G, Pisano S, Coppola G. Ketogenic diet and childhood neurological disorders other than epilepsy: an overview. Expert Rev Neurother 2016; 17:461-473. [PMID: 27841033 DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2017.1260004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In the last years, ketogenic diet (KD) has been experimentally utilized in various childhood neurologic disorders such as mitochondriopathies, alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC), brain tumors, migraine, and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The aim of this review is to analyze how KD can target these different medical conditions, highlighting possible mechanisms involved. Areas covered: We have conducted an analysis on literature concerning KD use in mitochondriopathies, AHC, brain tumors, migraine, and ASD. Expert commentary: The role of KD in reducing seizure activity in some mitochondriopathies and its efficacy in pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency is known. Recently, few cases suggest the potentiality of KD in decreasing paroxysmal activity in children affected by AHC. A few data support its potential use as co-adjuvant and alternative therapeutic option for brain cancer, while any beneficial effect of KD on migraine remains unclear. KD could improve cognitive and social skills in a subset of children with ASD.
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- Alberto Verrotti
- a Department of Pediatrics , University of L'Aquila, San Salvatore Hospital , L'Aquila , Italy
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- a Department of Pediatrics , University of L'Aquila, San Salvatore Hospital , L'Aquila , Italy
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- b Department of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry , University of Salerno , Salerno , Italy
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- c Department of Child Neuropsychiatry , University of Salerno , Salerno , Italy
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Arslan N, Guzel O, Kose E, Yılmaz U, Kuyum P, Aksoy B, Çalık T. Is ketogenic diet treatment hepatotoxic for children with intractable epilepsy? Seizure 2016; 43:32-38. [PMID: 27866088 DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2016.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Revised: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Long-term ketogenic diet (KD) treatment has been shown to induce liver steatosis and gallstone formation in some in vivo and clinical studies. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the hepatic side effects of KD in epileptic children. METHOD A total of 141 patients (mean age: 7.1±4.1years [2-18 years], 45.4% girls), receiving KD at least one year for intractable epilepsy due to different diagnoses (congenital brain defects, GLUT-1 deficiency, West syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, hypoxic brain injury, etc.) were included in the study. Serum triglyceride, cholesterol, aminotransferase, bilirubin, protein and albumin levels and abdominal ultrasonography were recorded before and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months following after diet initiation. RESULTS The mean duration of KD was 15.9±4.3months. At one month of therapy, three patients had elevated alanine and aspartate aminotransferase levels. These patients were receiving ketogenic diet for Doose syndrome, idiopathic epilepsy and GLUT-1 deficiency. Hepatosteatosis was detected in three patients at 6 months of treatment. Two of these patients were treated with KD for the primary diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis and one for Landau Kleffner syndrome. Cholelithiasis was detected in two patients at 12 months of treatment. They were receiving treatment for West syndrome and hypoxic brain injury sequelae. CONCLUSION Long-term ketogenic diet treatment stimulates liver parenchymal injury, hepatic steatosis and gallstone formation. Patients should be monitored by screening liver enzymes and abdominal ultrasonography in order to detect these side effects.
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- Nur Arslan
- Dokuz Eylul University, Division of Pediatric Metabolism and Nutrition, Izmir, Turkey; Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center, Izmir, Turkey.
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- Behçet Uz Children Hospital, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Izmir, Turkey
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- Dokuz Eylul University, Division of Pediatric Metabolism and Nutrition, Izmir, Turkey
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- Behçet Uz Children Hospital, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Izmir, Turkey
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- Dokuz Eylul University, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Izmir, Turkey
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- Dokuz Eylul University, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Izmir, Turkey
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- Behçet Uz Children Hospital, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Izmir, Turkey
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Branco AF, Ferreira A, Simões RF, Magalhães-Novais S, Zehowski C, Cope E, Silva AM, Pereira D, Sardão VA, Cunha-Oliveira T. Ketogenic diets: from cancer to mitochondrial diseases and beyond. Eur J Clin Invest 2016; 46:285-98. [PMID: 26782788 DOI: 10.1111/eci.12591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND The employment of dietary strategies such as ketogenic diets, which force cells to alter their energy source, has shown efficacy in the treatment of several diseases. Ketogenic diets are composed of high fat, moderate protein and low carbohydrates, which favour mitochondrial respiration rather than glycolysis for energy metabolism. DESIGN This review focuses on how oncological, neurological and mitochondrial disorders have been targeted by ketogenic diets, their metabolic effects, and the possible mechanisms of action on mitochondrial energy homeostasis. The beneficial and adverse effects of the ketogenic diets are also highlighted. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Although the full mechanism by which ketogenic diets improve oncological and neurological conditions still remains to be elucidated, their clinical efficacy has attracted many new followers, and ketogenic diets can be a good option as a co-adjuvant therapy, depending on the situation and the extent of the disease.
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- Ana F Branco
- CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth, MN, USA
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- Department of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME, USA
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- CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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The effect of olive oil-based ketogenic diet on serum lipid levels in epileptic children. Neurol Sci 2015; 37:465-70. [PMID: 26700799 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-015-2436-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ni H, Zhao DJ, Tian T. Ketogenic diet change cPLA2/clusterin and autophagy related gene expression and correlate with cognitive deficits and hippocampal MFs sprouting following neonatal seizures. Epilepsy Res 2015; 120:13-8. [PMID: 26709877 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2015.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2015] [Revised: 11/07/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Because the ketogenic diet (KD) was affecting expression of energy metabolism- related genes in hippocampus and because lipid membrane peroxidation and its associated autophagy stress were also found to be involved in energy depletion, we hypothesized that KD might exert its neuroprotective action via lipid membrane peroxidation and autophagic signaling. Here, we tested this hypothesis by examining the long-term expression of lipid membrane peroxidation-related cPLA2 and clusterin, its downstream autophagy marker Beclin-1, LC3 and p62, as well as its execution molecule Cathepsin-E following neonatal seizures and chronic KD treatment. On postnatal day 9 (P9), 48 Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to two groups: flurothyl-induced recurrent seizures group and control group. On P28, they were further randomly divided into the seizure group without ketogenic diet (RS+ND), seizure plus ketogenic diet (RS+KD), the control group without ketogenic diet (NS+ND), and the control plus ketogenic diet (NS+KD). Morris water maze test was performed during P37-P43. Then mossy fiber sprouting and the protein levels were detected by Timm staining and Western blot analysis, respectively. Flurothyl-induced RS+ND rats show a long-term lower amount of cPLA2 and LC3II/I, and higher amount of clusterin, Beclin-1, p62 and Cathepsin-E which are in parallel with hippocampal mossy fiber sprouting and cognitive deficits. Furthermore, chronic KD treatment (RS+KD) is effective in restoring these molecular, neuropathological and cognitive changes. The results imply that a lipid membrane peroxidation and autophagy-associated pathway is involved in the aberrant hippocampal mossy fiber sprouting and cognitive deficits following neonatal seizures, which might be a potential target of KD for the treatment of neonatal seizure-induced brain damage.
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- Hong Ni
- Neurology Laboratory, Pediatric Institute, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215003, China.
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- Neurology Laboratory, Pediatric Institute, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215003, China
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- Neurology Laboratory, Pediatric Institute, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215003, China; Department of Forensic Medcine, Medical School of Soochow University, Suzhou 205003, China
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Martuscello RT, Vedam-Mai V, McCarthy DJ, Schmoll ME, Jundi MA, Louviere CD, Griffith BG, Skinner CL, Suslov O, Deleyrolle LP, Reynolds BA. A Supplemented High-Fat Low-Carbohydrate Diet for the Treatment of Glioblastoma. Clin Cancer Res 2015; 22:2482-95. [PMID: 26631612 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-0916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2015] [Accepted: 11/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Dysregulated energetics coupled with uncontrolled proliferation has become a hallmark of cancer, leading to increased interest in metabolic therapies. Glioblastoma (GB) is highly malignant, very metabolically active, and typically resistant to current therapies. Dietary treatment options based on glucose deprivation have been explored using a restrictive ketogenic diet (KD), with positive anticancer reports. However, negative side effects and a lack of palatability make the KD difficult to implement in an adult population. Hence, we developed a less stringent, supplemented high-fat low-carbohydrate (sHFLC) diet that mimics the metabolic and antitumor effects of the KD, maintains a stable nutritional profile, and presents an alternative clinical option for diverse patient populations. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN The dietary paradigm was tested in vitro and in vivo, utilizing multiple patient-derived gliomasphere lines. Cellular proliferation, clonogenic frequency, and tumor stem cell population effects were determined in vitro using the neurosphere assay (NSA). Antitumor efficacy was tested in vivo in preclinical xenograft models and mechanistic regulation via the mTOR pathway was explored. RESULTS Reducing glucose in vitro to physiologic levels, coupled with ketone supplementation, inhibits proliferation of GB cells and reduces tumor stem cell expansion. In vivo, while maintaining animal health, the sHFLC diet significantly reduces the growth of tumor cells in a subcutaneous model of tumor progression and increases survival in an orthotopic xenograft model. Dietary-mediated anticancer effects correlate with the reduction of mTOR effector expression. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate that the sHFLC diet is a viable treatment alternative to the KD, and should be considered for clinical testing. Clin Cancer Res; 22(10); 2482-95. ©2015 AACR.
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- Regina T Martuscello
- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences, Neuroscience, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Center for Movement Disorders and Neuro-restoration, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences, Neuroscience, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
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