Abstract Title:

Targeting energy metabolism in brain cancer with calorically restricted ketogenic diets.

Abstract Source:

Epilepsia. 2008 Nov;49 Suppl 8:114-6. PMID: 19049606

Abstract Author(s):

Thomas N Seyfried, Michael Kiebish, Purna Mukherjee, Jeremy Marsh

Abstract:

Information is presented on the calorically restricted ketogenic diet (CRKD) as an alternative therapy for brain cancer. In contrast to normal neurons and glia, which evolved to metabolize ketone bodies as an alternative fuel to glucose under energy-restricted conditions, brain tumor cells are largely glycolytic due to mitochondrial defects and have a reduced ability to metabolize ketone bodies. The CRKD is effective in managing brain tumor growth in animal models and in patients, and appears to act through antiangiogenic, anti-inflammatory, and proapoptotic mechanisms.

Study Type : Commentary

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