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Ketogenic diet as antiepileptic therapy: Neurotrasmission effects

Agata MalteseMargherita SalernoP. RomanoA. RicciardiTeresa Di FilippoGabriele Tripi

subject

Settore M-PSI/04 - Psicologia Dello Sviluppo E Psicologia Dell'EducazioneCholesterolEpilepsyFree fatty acidMedicine (all)Ketogenic dietSettore MED/39 - Neuropsichiatria InfantileCholesterol; Epilepsy; Free fatty acids; Ketogenic diet; Medicine (all)

description

The Ketogenic diet (KD) presents many effects on neurostrasmitters pathways. KD may act on potassium channels sensitive to ATP (KATP), inhibiting rapamycin pathway in mammalians or glutamatergic synaptic transmission or mediated by peptide hormones.

10.19193/0393-6384_2017_5_114http://hdl.handle.net/10447/242266