Exogenous Ketone Bodies as Promising Neuroprotective Agents for Developmental Brain Injury

• Published in: Developmental neuroscience p. 1
• Main Authors: Wood, Thomas R, Stubbs, Brianna J, Juul, Sandra E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 01.07.2019
• Subjects: Asphyxia; Ketone; Hypoxia-ischemia; Neonatal brain injury

Ketone bodies are a promising area of neuroprotection research that may be ideally suited to the injured newborn. During normal development, the human infant is in significant ketosis for at least the first week of life. Ketone uptake and metabolism is upregulated in the both the fetus and neonate,...