Anticonvulsant Mechanisms of the Ketogenic Diet
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Summary: The ketogenic diet (KD) is a broadly effective treatment for medically refractory epilepsy. Despite nearly a century of use, the mechanisms underlying its clinical efficacy remain unknown. In this review, we present one intersecting view of how the KD may exert its anticonvulsant activity against the backdrop of several seemingly disparate mechanistic theories. We summarize key insights gleaned from experimental and clinical studies of the KD, and focus particular attention on the role that ketone bodies, fatty acids, and limited glucose may play in seizure control. Chronic ketosis is anticipated to modify the tricarboxcylic acid cycle to increase GABA synthesis in brain, limit reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, and boost energy production in brain tissue. Among several direct neuro‐inhibitory actions, polyunsaturated fatty acids increased after KD induce the expression of neuronal uncoupling proteins (UCPs), a collective up‐regulation of numerous energy metabolism genes, and mitochondrial biogenesis. These effects further limit ROS generation and increase energy production. As a result of limited glucose and enhanced oxidative phosphorylation, reduced glycolytic flux is hypothesized to activate metabolic K ATP channels and hyperpolarize neurons and/or glia. Although it is unlikely that a single mechanism, however well substantiated, will explain all of the diet's clinical benefits, these diverse, coordinated changes seem poised to stabilize synaptic function and increase the resistance to seizures throughout the brain.
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Ketogenic diet or modified Atkins diet resulted in better seizure control in children and adolescents with medication-refractory epilepsy in approximately one third of cases for up to 16 months.
“Our findings showed that KD or MAD resulted in better seizure control in children and adolescents with medication-refractory epilepsy (approximately a third of cases) for up to 16 months [10, 11, 16].”
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- Authors
- Bough, K. J., & Rho, J. M.
- Affiliations
- United States Food and Drug Administration (US)
- Barrow Neurological Institute (US)
- Corresponding author
- Bough, Kristopher J.
- Venue
- Epilepsia
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2007-01
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 43-58
- ISSN
- 0013-9580 (ISSN-L)
- 1528-1167
- OpenAlex
- W2068432022
- Cited by
- 523
- References
- 157
- Citations by year
- 2026: 22 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 36 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 38 · 2019: 30 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 23 · 2016: 26 · 2015: 20 · 2014: 30 · 2013: 24 · 2012: 24
- FWCI
- 3.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Epilepsia (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Diet and metabolism studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Epilepsy research and treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Dietary Effects on Health
- Keywords
- ketogenic diet, anticonvulsant mechanism, drug-resistant epilepsy, ketone bodies, fatty acids, glucose restriction, TCA cycle, GABA synthesis, reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial biogenesis, uncoupling proteins, polyunsaturated fatty acids, glycolytic flux, ATP-sensitive potassium channels, neuronal hyperpolarization, brain energy metabolism, oxidative phosphorylation
- MeSH terms
- Dietary Carbohydrates, Dietary Fats, Dietary Proteins, Energy Metabolism, Epilepsy, Humans, Ketone Bodies, Ketosis, Treatment Outcome, Reactive Oxygen Species, Diet, Carbohydrate-Restricted
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