2021
Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice
Ryu S, Shchukina I, Youm YH, Qing H, Hilliard B, Dlugos T, Zhang X, Yasumoto Y, Booth CJ, Fernández-Hernando C, Suárez Y, Khanna K, Horvath TL, Dietrich MO, Artyomov M, Wang A, Dixit VD. Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice. ELife 2021, 10: e66522. PMID: 34151773, PMCID: PMC8245129, DOI: 10.7554/elife.66522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΓδ T cellsKetogenic dietCoronavirus infectionAged miceT cellsHigher systemic inflammationInfected aged miceCOVID-19 severityCOVID-19 infectionActivation of ketogenesisMouse hepatitis virus strain A59Systemic inflammationInflammatory damageInfluenza infectionClinical hallmarkNLRP3 inflammasomeImmune surveillanceAdipose tissuePotential treatmentInfectionMiceStrongest predictorLungMortalityAge
2020
Ketogenesis activates metabolically protective γδ T cells in visceral adipose tissue
Goldberg EL, Shchukina I, Asher JL, Sidorov S, Artyomov MN, Dixit VD. Ketogenesis activates metabolically protective γδ T cells in visceral adipose tissue. Nature Metabolism 2020, 2: 50-61. PMID: 32694683, PMCID: PMC10150608, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-019-0160-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΓδ T cellsKetogenic dietT cellsAdipose tissue inflammationResident immune cellsVisceral adipose tissueHigher fat compositionReduced adipose tissue inflammationCause obesityMetabolic healthTissue inflammationImmune cellsImmunometabolic responsesProlonged exerciseGlucose homeostasisAdipose tissueInflammationKetone bodiesSingle-cell RNA sequencingLow carbohydrateEnergy homeostasisΒ-hydroxybutyrateFat compositionRNA sequencingCells
2019
Ketogenic diet activates protective γδ T cell responses against influenza virus infection
Goldberg EL, Molony RD, Kudo E, Sidorov S, Kong Y, Dixit VD, Iwasaki A. Ketogenic diet activates protective γδ T cell responses against influenza virus infection. Science Immunology 2019, 4 PMID: 31732517, PMCID: PMC7189564, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aav2026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΓδ T cellsKetogenic dietIAV infectionT cellsGlobal health care concernHigh-fat ketogenic dietΓδ T cell responsesInfection-associated morbidityLethal IAV infectionT cell responsesInfluenza virus infectionHealth care concernHigh-carbohydrate dietInfluenza diseaseKD feedingVirus infectionNew therapiesAntiviral resistanceHepatic ketogenesisCare concernsCell responsesInfectionBarrier functionDietMetabolic adaptationKetogenic diet activates protective γδ T cell responses against influenza virus infection
Goldberg E, Molony R, Sidorov S, Kudo E, Dixit V, Iwasaki A. Ketogenic diet activates protective γδ T cell responses against influenza virus infection. The Journal Of Immunology 2019, 202: 62.7-62.7. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.202.supp.62.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchΓδ T cellsKetogenic dietIAV infectionT cellsHigh-fat high-carbohydrate dietHigh-fat ketogenic dietΓδ T cell responsesInfection-associated morbidityLethal IAV infectionT cell responsesInfluenza virus infectionAnti-viral resistanceHigh-carbohydrate dietInfluenza diseaseKD feedingNovel therapiesVirus infectionGlobal healthcare concernHepatic ketogenesisAbstract InfluenzaCell responsesHealthcare concernInfectionBarrier functionDiet