2023
Innate immune cell-intrinsic ketogenesis is dispensable for organismal metabolism and age-related inflammation
Goldberg E, Letian A, Dlugos T, Leveau C, Dixit V. Innate immune cell-intrinsic ketogenesis is dispensable for organismal metabolism and age-related inflammation. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2023, 299: 103005. PMID: 36775129, PMCID: PMC10025153, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.103005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related inflammationKetone bodiesOrganismal metabolismMyeloid cellsChronic low-grade inflammationKetogenic diet feedingLow-grade inflammationHigh-fat dietAbundant ketone bodyGlucose toleranceNLRP3 inflammasomeDiet feedingGlucose homeostasisMouse modelBody weightInflammationMetabolic checkpointOnly organConditional ablationTerminal enzymeΒ-hydroxybutyrateFunctional targetingMethylglutaryl-CoA lyaseKetogenesisModest effect
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
2019
Aging Induces an Nlrp3 Inflammasome-Dependent Expansion of Adipose B Cells That Impairs Metabolic Homeostasis
Camell CD, Günther P, Lee A, Goldberg EL, Spadaro O, Youm YH, Bartke A, Hubbard GB, Ikeno Y, Ruddle NH, Schultze J, Dixit VD. Aging Induces an Nlrp3 Inflammasome-Dependent Expansion of Adipose B Cells That Impairs Metabolic Homeostasis. Cell Metabolism 2019, 30: 1024-1039.e6. PMID: 31735593, PMCID: PMC6944439, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2019.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-associated B cellsFat-associated lymphoid clustersB cellsAdipose tissue leukocytesB-cell depletionB cell accumulationBody temperature maintenanceFALC formationVisceral adiposityCell depletionNLRP3 inflammasomeFemale miceLymphoid clustersMetabolic dysfunctionIL-1Metabolic impairmentIL-1RTissue leukocytesCell accumulationMetabolic homeostasisUnique populationLipolysisCellsTemperature maintenanceAdiposityAGING INDUCES NLRP3 INFLAMMASOME DEPENDENT ADIPOSE B CELL EXPANSION TO IMPAIR METABOLIC HOMEOSTASIS
Camell C, Dixit V. AGING INDUCES NLRP3 INFLAMMASOME DEPENDENT ADIPOSE B CELL EXPANSION TO IMPAIR METABOLIC HOMEOSTASIS. Innovation In Aging 2019, 3: s106-s106. PMCID: PMC6845598, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFat-associated lymphoid clustersTissue B cellsB cell expansionAdipose tissueB cellsNLRP3 inflammasomeAdipose tissue immune cellsVisceral white adipose tissueB cell profileB-cell depletionB cell accumulationTissue immune cellsVisceral adipose tissueWhite adipose tissueAged B cellsFALC formationVisceral adiposityCell depletionInduces NLRP3Aged miceImmune cellsInsulin sensitivityFemale miceLymphoid clustersMetabolic dysfunction
2017
β-Hydroxybutyrate Deactivates Neutrophil NLRP3 Inflammasome to Relieve Gout Flares
Goldberg EL, Asher JL, Molony RD, Shaw AC, Zeiss CJ, Wang C, Morozova-Roche LA, Herzog RI, Iwasaki A, Dixit VD. β-Hydroxybutyrate Deactivates Neutrophil NLRP3 Inflammasome to Relieve Gout Flares. Cell Reports 2017, 18: 2077-2087. PMID: 28249154, PMCID: PMC5527297, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKetogenic dietGouty flaresΒ-hydroxybutyrateMajor risk factorAnti-inflammatory moleculesNLRP3-dependent mannerAlternate metabolic fuelsGout flaresJoint destructionIL-1βIntense painInterleukin-1βNLRP3 inflammasomeRisk factorsInflammatory neutrophilsBacterial infectionsNeutrophilsNLRP3Immune defenseGoutMetabolic fuelsBHBS100A9 fibrilsDietPain
2015
A Role of the Inflammasome in the Low Storage Capacity of the Abdominal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue in Obese Adolescents
Kursawe R, Dixit VD, Scherer PE, Santoro N, Narayan D, Gordillo R, Giannini C, Lopez X, Pierpont B, Nouws J, Shulman GI, Caprio S. A Role of the Inflammasome in the Low Storage Capacity of the Abdominal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue in Obese Adolescents. Diabetes 2015, 65: 610-618. PMID: 26718495, PMCID: PMC4764142, DOI: 10.2337/db15-1478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdomenAcetyl-CoA CarboxylaseAdipogenesisAdiponectinAdolescentCarrier ProteinsCaspase 1ChildDown-RegulationFatty Acid Synthase, Type IFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGlucose Transporter Type 4HumansInflammasomesInsulin ResistanceInterleukin-1betaIntra-Abdominal FatLeptinLipogenesisLipoprotein LipaseMacrophagesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinObesityPPAR gammaSirtuin 1Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1Subcutaneous FatToll-Like Receptor 4ConceptsVisceral adipose tissueObese adolescentsInsulin resistanceTissue inflammationNLRP3 inflammasomeAdipose tissueInnate immune cell sensorsAbdominal subcutaneous adipose tissueAbdominal adipose depotsAbdominal fat partitioningAdipogenesis/lipogenesisAdipose tissue inflammationProinflammatory cytokines interleukinInfiltration of macrophagesExpression of CASP1Subcutaneous adipose tissueInflammation markersSAT biopsiesIL-18Macrophage infiltrationVisceral fatCytokines interleukinSAT ratioInsulin sensitivityAdipose depotsKetone body beta-hydroxy butyrate deactivates NLRP3 inflammasome in myeloid cells (CAM1P.153)
Goldberg E, Youm Y, Nguyen K, Alnemri E, Dixit V. Ketone body beta-hydroxy butyrate deactivates NLRP3 inflammasome in myeloid cells (CAM1P.153). The Journal Of Immunology 2015, 194: 48.10-48.10. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.194.supp.48.10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBeta-hydroxy butyrateInflammasome activationMyeloid cellsNLRP3-dependent inflammasome activationAnti-inflammatory interventionsNLRP3-dependent ILMyeloid lineage cellsShort-chain fatty acidsDependent inflammasome activationKetone body productionFatty acid oxidationBone lossChronic inflammationAge-related diseasesAged miceNLRP3 inflammasomeSterile inflammationChronic diseasesFunctional declineMetabolic diseasesCognitive declineCalorie restrictionChain fatty acidsInflammationLineage cellsThe ketone metabolite β-hydroxybutyrate blocks NLRP3 inflammasome–mediated inflammatory disease
Youm YH, Nguyen KY, Grant RW, Goldberg EL, Bodogai M, Kim D, D'Agostino D, Planavsky N, Lupfer C, Kanneganti TD, Kang S, Horvath TL, Fahmy TM, Crawford PA, Biragyn A, Alnemri E, Dixit VD. The ketone metabolite β-hydroxybutyrate blocks NLRP3 inflammasome–mediated inflammatory disease. Nature Medicine 2015, 21: 263-269. PMID: 25686106, PMCID: PMC4352123, DOI: 10.1038/nm.3804.Peer-Reviewed Original Research