Ketogenic diet as antiepileptic therapy: Neurotrasmission effects
- Authors: Maltese, A.; Salerno, M.; Romano, P.; Ricciardi, A.; Di Filippo, T.; Tripi, G.
- Publication year: 2017
- Type: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/242266
Abstract
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.