Progress of the antiepileptic mechanisms of ketogenic diet
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2016.04.004
- VernacularTitle:生酮饮食的抗癫(痫)机制研究进展
- Author:
Weiwei LONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Ketogenic diet;
Epilepsy;
mTOR signaling pathway;
Immunity
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2016;43(4):275-278
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The ketogenic diet has been used for the treatment of epilepsy for 90 years, it also has been introduced to our country for more than 10 years.Its clinical efficacy has been recognized,but its antiepilepsy mechanisms are still unclear.This paper reviews its possible antiepilepsy mechanisms from the ion channels, neurotransmitters, neuroprotection, adenosine, mTOR signaling pathway and immune factors.
