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. 2020 Jun 2;31(6):1049-1051.
doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2020.05.011.

Ketone Bodies Exert Ester-Ordinary Suppression of Bifidobacteria and Th17 Cells

Christine A Olson  1 , Gregory R Lum  1 , Elaine Y Hsiao  2
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Ketone Bodies Exert Ester-Ordinary Suppression of Bifidobacteria and Th17 Cells

Christine A Olson et al. Cell Metab. .
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The ketogenic diet is used to treat neurological and metabolic symptoms of disease, but the extent of its influences across organ systems remains unclear. Ang et al., 2020 reveal that ketone bodies induced by the diet inhibit specific bacteria of the gut microbiota and suppress pro-inflammatory T cells in the intestine.

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