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Ketogenic Diet and Other Dietary Intervention Strategies in the Treatment of Cancer.

Overview of attention for article published in Current Medicinal Chemistry, January 2017
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Title
Ketogenic Diet and Other Dietary Intervention Strategies in the Treatment of Cancer.
Published in
Current Medicinal Chemistry, January 2017
DOI 10.2174/0929867324666170116122915
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Matteo Vergati, Eriseld Krasniqi, Girolamo D Monte, Silvia Riondino, Doriana Vallone, Fiorella Guadagni, Patrizia Ferroni, Mario Roselli

Abstract

Pre-clinical and clinical studies have investigated the role of a dysregulated metabolism in the sustainability of tumor initiation and progression. One of the most familiar metabolic alterations encountered in several types of cancers is the upregulation of glycolysis, which is also maintained in conditions of normal oxygen tension (aerobic glycolysis, Warburg effect) while oxidative phosphorylation is apparently reduced. As a result, cancer cells convert most incoming glucose to lactate. Although more rapid, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production by glycolysis is less efficient in terms of ATP generated per unit of glucose consumed than oxidative phosphorylation. The consequence is that tumor cells require an abnormally higher rate of glucose compared to the normal counterpart. New evidence shows that other metabolic substrates such as glutamine may also have an important role in cancer metabolism. Ketogenic diet (KD) replaces all but non-starchy vegetable carbohydrates with low to moderate amounts of protein and high amounts of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. The rationale of KD is valid both because it lowers carbohydrate uptake possibly leading to cancer cell starvation and apoptosis and, at the same time, increases the levels of ketone bodies available for energy production in normal cells but not in cancer cells which have an allegedly downregulated oxidative phosphorylation. For this reason, several authors speculate on the possibility to evaluate KD as a novel approach in the treatment of cancer. In this review we will assess the data supporting the use of such alimentary regimen and its impact on tumor development and progression.

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Unknown 87 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 17 20%
Researcher 13 15%
Student > Bachelor 12 14%
Other 7 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 3%
Other 10 11%
Unknown 25 29%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 19 22%
Medicine and Dentistry 18 21%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 10 11%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 5%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 2%
Other 7 8%
Unknown 27 31%
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