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Ketone bodies as signaling metabolites
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Traditionally, the ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate (βOHB) has been looked upon as a carrier of energy from liver to peripheral tissues during fasting or exercise. However, βOHB also signals via extracellular receptors and acts as an endogenous inhibitor of histone deacetylases (HDACs). These recent findings support a model in which βOHB functions to link the environment, in this case the diet, and gene expression via chromatin modifications. We review the regulation and functions of ketone bodies, the relationship between ketone bodies and calorie restriction, and the implications of HDAC inhibition by the ketone body βOHB in the modulation of metabolism and in diseases of aging.
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- Authors
- Newman, J. C., & Verdin, E.
- Affiliations
- Gladstone Institutes (US)
- Corresponding author
- Verdin, Eric
- ORCID
- Verdin, Eric
- Venue
- Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-01
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 42-52
- ISSN
- 1043-2760 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4176946
- OpenAlex
- W2036551825
- Cited by
- 966
- References
- 143
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- 2026: 71 · 2025: 98 · 2024: 87 · 2023: 78 · 2022: 117 · 2021: 105 · 2020: 98 · 2019: 77 · 2018: 71 · 2017: 72 · 2016: 43 · 2015: 27 · 2014: 22
- FWCI
- 3.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- John A. Hartford Foundation
- Larry L. Hillblom Foundation
- Glenn Foundation for Medical Research
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Aging (K08AG048354, T32AG000212)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Diet and metabolism studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Dietary Effects on Health
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
- Keywords
- ketone bodies, beta-hydroxybutyrate, histone deacetylase inhibition, chromatin modification, gene expression regulation, caloric restriction, fasting, physical activity, aging, metabolism
- MeSH terms
- Aging, Animals, Histone Deacetylases, Humans, Ketone Bodies, Signal Transduction, 3-Hydroxybutyric Acid, Monocarboxylic Acid Transporters, Caloric Restriction, Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors
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