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Ketone bodies mediate antiseizure effects through mitochondrial permeability transition.

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Abstract
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Ketone bodies (KB) are products of fatty acid oxidation and serve as essential fuels during fasting or treatment with the high-fat antiseizure ketogenic diet (KD). Despite growing evidence that KB exert broad neuroprotective effects, their role in seizure control has not been firmly demonstrated. The major goal of this study was to demonstrate the direct antiseizure effects of KB and to identify an underlying target mechanism.

Year of Publication
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2015
Journal
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Annals of neurology
Volume
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78
Issue
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1
Number of Pages
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77-87
ISSN Number
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0364-5134
URL
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.24424
DOI
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10.1002/ana.24424
Short Title
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Ann Neurol
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