ReviewNutrients2022
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Bioactive Properties of a Ketogenic Diet.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
- Adverse events and tolerability of ketogenic diets - a systematic literature analysis.BMC nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Hypocaloric low-carbohydrate versus low-fat diets on flow-mediated dilation, blood pressure, cardiovascular biomarkers, and body composition in individuals with overweight or obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- The Influence of Ketone Bodies on Circadian Processes Regarding Appetite, Sleep and Hormone Release: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Ketogenic diet as a systems-level immunometabolic sensitization strategy in cancer therapy: integrating metabolism, immune reprogramming, microbiome dynamics, and epigenetic regulation.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2026Review
- The keto cure? Exploring ketogenic diet in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.The Journal of physiology · 2026Article
- Metabolomic Profiling of Plasma in Children with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: The Effect of the Ketogenic Diet on Energy and Amino Acid Pathways.Nutrients · 2026Article
- β-Hydroxybutyrate attenuates bronchial smooth muscle proinflammatory cytokine production and contraction.American journal of physiology. Cell physiology · 2026Article
- The Ketogenic Diet and Potential Micronutrient Risks in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Management: A Literature Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Low-Carbohydrate (Ketogenic) Diet in Children with Obesity: Part 2-Hormonal Effects of the Ketogenic Diet.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Ketogenic Diet Through a Metabolomic Lens: Biochemical Pathways, Therapeutic Applications, and Analytical Challenges.Nutrients · 2025Review
- The Hypometabolic State of the Migraine Brain: Is a Ketogenic Diet the Answer?Brain and behavior · 2025Review
- Lipoprotein(a) and Effects of Diet: Time for Reassessment.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Ketogenic diets and β-hydroxybutyrate in the prevention and treatment of diabetic kidney disease: current progress and future perspectives.BMC nephrology · 2025Review
- The interplay between nutrigenomics and low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets in personalized healthcare.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- Effects of the ketogenic diet on dentate gyrus and CA3 KCC2 expression in male rats with electrical amygdala kindling-induced seizures.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Metabolic Effects of Ketogenic Diets: Exploring Whole-Body Metabolism in Connection with Adipose Tissue and Other Metabolic Organs.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- CGRP Antagonism and Ketogenic Diet in the Treatment of Migraine.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Review
- Ketogenic Diet: A Review of Composition Diversity, Mechanism of Action and Clinical Application.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2024Review
- Circadian regulation of liver function: from molecular mechanisms to disease pathophysiology.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2023Review
- High-fat diet impact on intestinal cholesterol conversion by the microbiota and serum cholesterol levels.iScience · 2023Article
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Abstract
The consumption of a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet (ketogenic diet) has diverse effects on health and is expected to have therapeutic value in neurological disorders, metabolic syndrome, and cancer. Recent studies have shown that a ketogenic diet not only pronouncedly shifts the cellular metabolism to pseudo-starvation, but also exerts a variety of physiological functions on various organs through metabolites that act as energy substrates, signaling molecules, and epigenetic modifiers. In this review, we highlight the latest findings on the molecular mechanisms of a ketogenic diet and speculate on the significance of these functions in the context of the epigenome and microbiome. Unraveling the molecular basis of the bioactive effects of a ketogenic diet should provide solid evidence for its clinical application in a variety of diseases including cancer.
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