Fecal transfers from children on the ketogenic diet mimic the anti-seizure effect in mice
The ketogenic diet (KD) mediates its anti-seizure effect through the gut microbiota in epilepsy mouse models.1 Lum et al.2 demonstrated that fecal microbiota from children with epilepsy treated with the KD decreases seizure susceptibility in mice after transfer.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-12-01
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Series: | Cell Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124723015826 |