June 2021 PMID 34151773

Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice.

Seungjin Ryu, Irina Shchukina, Yun-Hee Youm, Hua Qing, Brandon Hilliard, Tamara Dlugos, Xinbo Zhang, Yuki Yasumoto, Carmen J Booth, Carlos Fernández-Hernando, Yajaira Suárez, Kamal Khanna, Tamas L Horvath, Marcelo O Dietrich, Maxim Artyomov

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Numerous discussions emphasize the potential benefits of the ketogenic diet for older adults, mentioning specific mechanisms like the activation of protective T cells and inflammation reduction. Phrases such as 'very elegant study' and 'powerful effect' showcase enthusiasm and optimism, while references to broader implications signal the ongoing relevance and significance of the research in public health discussions.

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The majority of discussions convey a supportive attitude towards the findings reported in the publication.

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There is a strong curiosity reflected in the discussions, with many users expressing excitement about the implications of the ketogenic diet in terms of COVID-19.

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While many users show some interest, others are more dismissive, commenting mostly on the general topic without diving into the research details.

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Posts reflect a belief that the study has significant implications for health practices, especially among older populations.

Abstract in brief

  • Increasing age significantly heightens the risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes, such as increased mortality and inflammation, particularly in vital organs like the heart and lungs.
  • Research using an aging model of murine beta coronavirus reveals that older mice experience higher mortality and systemic inflammation when infected, emphasizing the immune challenges that come with aging.
  • Implementing a ketogenic diet in older mice enhances the immune response by activating protective T cells and reducing harmful inflammation, suggesting it could be a potential therapy for elderly patients against coronavirus infections.

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Maxim Artyomov
@maxim_artyomov · X

Very elegant study from Deep @VishwaDeepDixi1 lab - changing to ketogenic diet has very powerful effect on fighting coronavirus in elderly! (in mice) https://t.co/TfeKFv4LDh ps (Big bonus of keto is that you don't have to say no to whiskey!)

Jun 22, 2021 · 24 likes · 4 shares · 1,438 followers View post →
J P Fanton
@HealthyFellow · X

#Ketogenic #diet restrains #aging-induced exacerbation of #coronavirus #infection in mice https://t.co/PuxgXazX0m Attn: @_atanas_ @_INPST @ScienceCommuni2 @Travis_Statham @KetoCarnivore @PharmacistPaleo @BrianLenzkes @bschermd @livinlowcarbman @lowcarbGP @SBakerMD @DoctorTro

Jun 21, 2021 · 17 likes · 8 shares · 26,025 followers View post →
Isabella Cooper
@I_mitochondria · X

Mouse study Ketosis restrains exacerbation of coronavirus infection in aged mice mCoV-A59-infected aged mice increased mortality & systemic inflammation Ketosis in aged mice expands γδ T cells, deactivates NLRP3, decreases pathogenic monocytes in lungs https://t.co/R2d41h7Tqi

Oct 18, 2021 · 12 likes · 3 shares · 10,521 followers View post →
Mike Lustgarten, PhD
@mike_lustgarten · X

https://t.co/g8i1x9SRG0

Oct 18, 2021 · 11 likes · 1 share · 9,727 followers View post →
Agingdoc
@agingdoc1 · X

Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice https://t.co/Zujbh4jnR3 ...ketogenesis in aged mice expands tissue protective γδ T cells, deactivates the NLRP3 inflammasome and decreases pathogenic monocytes in lungs of infected aged mice.

Jun 22, 2021 · 9 likes · 3 shares · 41,888 followers View post →
Travis Statham
@Travis_Statham · X

Wow, with these two recent publications it's almost like we have to add a new conspiracy theory that covid was designed to promote the ketogenic diet or express the danger of glycolysis. https://t.co/3KbUovlRU1 https://t.co/CgimLgzrwj https://t.co/m2MPY9VROB

Jun 21, 2021 · 6 likes · 1 share · 12,705 followers View post →

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@JuStADOcToR_Jp · X

Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice | eLife https://t.co/dGvwYpdNBg

Aug 10, 2022 · 1 like · 110 followers View post →
Orlando_uy
@Orlando_uy · X

Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice https://t.co/R1SkAp6nl0

May 13, 2022 · 693 followers View post →
DrDeaRoberts
@DrDeaRoberts · X

RT @russwinn66: Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice. #ketogenicdiet #COPD @MetabolicSummit…

May 5, 2022 · 2 shares · 2,044 followers View post →
COPD_research
@COPD_research · X

RT @russwinn66: Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice. #ketogenicdiet #COPD @MetabolicSummit…

May 5, 2022 · 2 shares · 3,923 followers View post →
COPD ATHLETE
@russwinn66 · X

Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice. #ketogenicdiet #COPD @MetabolicSummit https://t.co/cteJKoIHJb

May 5, 2022 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 3,020 followers View post →
Dr. Thomas Ichim
@exosome · X

Ketogenic diet may be useful for #covid19 #inflammation #quadramune $tsoi https://t.co/fRG2aY5FXr

Apr 2, 2022 · 3 likes · 33,163 followers View post →
Joe B
@JBianco215 · X

https://t.co/GdoK5J68fO Aged mice w/ coronavirus have higher mortality & inflammation in heart, adipose tissue, brain, & lungs. Ketosis protects their tissues, preserves oxygen, deactivates the NLRP3 inflammasome, lowers interleukin 1-beta, and decreases monocytes in lungs.

Mar 29, 2022 · 2 likes · 4,582 followers View post →
@Ryan Trollip
@ryan_trollip · X

https://t.co/T3fVWFqDsa

Feb 10, 2022 · 5,573 followers View post →
JPA
@JPAsunset · X

RT @agingdoc1: Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice (2020) https://t.co/A1haOeWpKC @Vishw…

Feb 10, 2022 · 1 share · 1,092 followers View post →
Agingdoc
@agingdoc1 · X

Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice (2020) https://t.co/A1haOeWpKC @VishwaDeepDixi1 & colleagues @eLife

Feb 10, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 41,888 followers View post →
SmellyDogsMom
@SmellyDogsMom · X

#CoronaVirus https://t.co/HuKzO0fX66

Jan 28, 2022 · 916 followers View post →
CogniSphere
@jorgensenmc1 · X

Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice | eLife https://t.co/YuokuHUDSV

Dec 13, 2021 · 2 likes · 819 followers View post →
Ken Brookler
@kenbrookler · X

RT @I_mitochondria: Mouse study Ketosis restrains exacerbation of coronavirus infection in aged mice mCoV-A59-infected aged mice increase…

Oct 19, 2021 · 3 shares · 114 followers View post →
Marcus Vinicius
@MVMonteiroA · X

RT @mike_lustgarten: https://t.co/g8i1x9SRG0

Oct 18, 2021 · 1 share · 51 followers View post →
Mike Lustgarten, PhD
@mike_lustgarten · X

https://t.co/g8i1x9SRG0

Oct 18, 2021 · 11 likes · 1 share · 9,727 followers View post →
Jeph
@Jephfery · X

RT @I_mitochondria: Mouse study Ketosis restrains exacerbation of coronavirus infection in aged mice mCoV-A59-infected aged mice increase…

Oct 18, 2021 · 3 shares · 292 followers View post →
et_hiep
@et_hiep · X

RT @I_mitochondria: Mouse study Ketosis restrains exacerbation of coronavirus infection in aged mice mCoV-A59-infected aged mice increase…

Oct 18, 2021 · 3 shares · 237 followers View post →
Isabella Cooper
@I_mitochondria · X

Mouse study Ketosis restrains exacerbation of coronavirus infection in aged mice mCoV-A59-infected aged mice increased mortality & systemic inflammation Ketosis in aged mice expands γδ T cells, deactivates NLRP3, decreases pathogenic monocytes in lungs https://t.co/R2d41h7Tqi

Oct 18, 2021 · 12 likes · 3 shares · 10,521 followers View post →
CogniSphere
@jorgensenmc1 · X

Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice - PubMed https://t.co/q6jMsA8Qb0

Aug 2, 2021 · 2 likes · 819 followers View post →
Ellen Siobhan Mitchell PhD
@siobhanmitchell · X

Ketogenic diet decreases age-related susceptibility to #COVID https://t.co/qXbGXCTFXu #ketogenicdiet #ImmunityBoosters

Jul 16, 2021 · 2 likes · 697 followers View post →
Kelly Tan Peterson
@kellytpeterson · X

Interesting article for motivation to stay in ketosis state. During this tough time especially staying at home, eat well and increase your body natural defense. Don’t eat crap to destroy the body natural defense.

Jul 16, 2021 · 3 likes · 367 followers View post →
Tabati
@gatesi_fiona · X

RT @HealthyFellow: #Ketogenic #diet restrains #aging-induced exacerbation of #coronavirus #infection in mice https://t.co/PuxgXazX0m Attn:…

Jul 9, 2021 · 8 shares · 92 followers View post →
OpenSci Talk
@OpenSciTalk · X

RT @RobotRrid: RRIDs were included in the eLife paper "Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbatio…" (https://t.co/nuGWAXd6B0). We a…

Jul 9, 2021 · 1 share · 4,087 followers View post →
RRID Robot
@RobotRrid · X

RRIDs were included in the eLife paper "Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbatio…" (https://t.co/nuGWAXd6B0). We appreciate the author's support of reproducibility. #OpenScience #ReproducibleResearch

Jul 9, 2021 · 1 share · 161 followers View post →
Christopher A. Baker
@bakermind · X

old #ketolife people can rejoice: #keto counteracts aging as a susceptibility factor for coronavirus https://t.co/cUWhre7PDA

Jul 6, 2021 · 2,134 followers View post →
James Mason
@DrJamesMason · X

Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice https://t.co/vVTK6LmeT3

Jul 5, 2021 · 605 followers View post →
We Love Mitochondria
@WLMitochondria · X

Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice by Seungjin Ryu et al. in eLife https://t.co/6o5kaS1gz7 #WeLoveMitochondria

Jul 2, 2021 · 267 followers View post →
Sergey Ivanov
@IcoND3OrETLcgS0 · X

RT @KetoDietZone: Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice https://t.co/9hDeu73jYn

Jul 2, 2021 · 1 share · 70 followers View post →
Keto Diet Zone
@KetoDietZone · X

Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice https://t.co/9hDeu73jYn

Jul 2, 2021 · 2 likes · 1 share · 13,129 followers View post →
Eduardo Zimmer
@erzimmer · X

RT @maxim_artyomov: Very elegant study from Deep @VishwaDeepDixi1 lab - changing to ketogenic diet has very powerful effect on fighting cor…

Jun 23, 2021 · 4 shares · 3,929 followers View post →
Kipnis Lab
@kipnislab · X

RT @maxim_artyomov: Very elegant study from Deep @VishwaDeepDixi1 lab - changing to ketogenic diet has very powerful effect on fighting cor…

Jun 23, 2021 · 4 shares · 4,947 followers View post →
ArieGuard
@ArieGuard1 · X

RT @Travis_Statham: Wow, with these two recent publications it's almost like we have to add a new conspiracy theory that covid was designed…

Jun 23, 2021 · 1 share · 31 followers View post →
Neurometabolism
@Neurometabolis1 · X

RT @maxim_artyomov: Very elegant study from Deep @VishwaDeepDixi1 lab - changing to ketogenic diet has very powerful effect on fighting cor…

Jun 22, 2021 · 4 shares · 559 followers View post →
Vishwa Deep Dixit
@VishwaDeepDixi1 · X

RT @maxim_artyomov: Very elegant study from Deep @VishwaDeepDixi1 lab - changing to ketogenic diet has very powerful effect on fighting cor…

Jun 22, 2021 · 4 shares · 1,152 followers View post →
Maxim Artyomov
@maxim_artyomov · X

Very elegant study from Deep @VishwaDeepDixi1 lab - changing to ketogenic diet has very powerful effect on fighting coronavirus in elderly! (in mice) https://t.co/TfeKFv4LDh ps (Big bonus of keto is that you don't have to say no to whiskey!)

Jun 22, 2021 · 24 likes · 4 shares · 1,438 followers View post →
Nutriop Longevity
@nutriop · X

Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice https://t.co/NPha5u1fN8 https://t.co/huZEtgaE4z

Jun 22, 2021 · 80 followers View post →
Kenta Mosallanejad
@kmosallanejad · X

Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice @eLife https://t.co/InqCA2omvZ

Jun 22, 2021 · 1 like · 283 followers View post →
AgingResearch
@TheAgingField · X

RT @agingdoc1: Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice https://t.co/Zujbh4jnR3 ...ketogenesi…

Jun 22, 2021 · 3 shares · 5,261 followers View post →
Ammas Nuskhe
@AmmasNuskhe · X

RT @HealthyFellow: #Ketogenic #diet restrains #aging-induced exacerbation of #coronavirus #infection in mice https://t.co/PuxgXazX0m Attn:…

Jun 22, 2021 · 8 shares · 140 followers View post →
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@dilcialadura · X

RT @HealthyFellow: #Ketogenic #diet restrains #aging-induced exacerbation of #coronavirus #infection in mice https://t.co/PuxgXazX0m Attn:…

Jun 22, 2021 · 8 shares · 317 followers View post →
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@run4life51 · X

RT @agingdoc1: Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice https://t.co/Zujbh4jnR3 ...ketogenesi…

Jun 22, 2021 · 3 shares · 1,842 followers View post →
Rob Hanna
@PurestVitality · X

RT @agingdoc1: Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice https://t.co/Zujbh4jnR3 ...ketogenesi…

Jun 22, 2021 · 3 shares · 1,185 followers View post →
Agingdoc
@agingdoc1 · X

Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice https://t.co/Zujbh4jnR3 ...ketogenesis in aged mice expands tissue protective γδ T cells, deactivates the NLRP3 inflammasome and decreases pathogenic monocytes in lungs of infected aged mice.

Jun 22, 2021 · 9 likes · 3 shares · 41,888 followers View post →
Maurício Lima
@dj_surfista · X

A ativação da cetogênese expande as células Tγδ protetoras do tecido, desativa o inflamassoma #NLRP3 e diminui os monócitos patogênicos nos pulmões de

Jun 22, 2021 · 1 like · 740 followers View post →
Muzzpol
@Muzzpol · X

RT @HealthyFellow: #Ketogenic #diet restrains #aging-induced exacerbation of #coronavirus #infection in mice https://t.co/PuxgXazX0m Attn:…

Jun 22, 2021 · 8 shares · 861 followers View post →
Shashi Iyengar | Accredited Metabolic Health Coach
@shashiiyengar · X

RT @HealthyFellow: #Ketogenic #diet restrains #aging-induced exacerbation of #coronavirus #infection in mice https://t.co/PuxgXazX0m Attn:…

Jun 22, 2021 · 8 shares · 28,971 followers View post →
Travis Statham
@Travis_Statham · X

Wow, with these two recent publications it's almost like we have to add a new conspiracy theory that covid was designed to promote the ketogenic diet or express the danger of glycolysis. https://t.co/3KbUovlRU1 https://t.co/CgimLgzrwj https://t.co/m2MPY9VROB

Jun 21, 2021 · 6 likes · 1 share · 12,705 followers View post →
Sean
@Sean10080620 · X

RT @HealthyFellow: #Ketogenic #diet restrains #aging-induced exacerbation of #coronavirus #infection in mice https://t.co/PuxgXazX0m Attn:…

Jun 21, 2021 · 8 shares · 439 followers View post →
Travis Statham
@Travis_Statham · X

RT @HealthyFellow: #Ketogenic #diet restrains #aging-induced exacerbation of #coronavirus #infection in mice https://t.co/PuxgXazX0m Attn:…

Jun 21, 2021 · 8 shares · 12,705 followers View post →
CogniSphere
@jorgensenmc1 · X

RT @HealthyFellow: #Ketogenic #diet restrains #aging-induced exacerbation of #coronavirus #infection in mice https://t.co/PuxgXazX0m Attn:…

Jun 21, 2021 · 8 shares · 819 followers View post →
J P Fanton
@HealthyFellow · X

#Ketogenic #diet restrains #aging-induced exacerbation of #coronavirus #infection in mice https://t.co/PuxgXazX0m Attn: @_atanas_ @_INPST @ScienceCommuni2 @Travis_Statham @KetoCarnivore @PharmacistPaleo @BrianLenzkes @bschermd @livinlowcarbman @lowcarbGP @SBakerMD @DoctorTro

Jun 21, 2021 · 17 likes · 8 shares · 26,025 followers View post →
NFTdose
@PaperbirdsH · X

New article: Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice https://t.co/UCEX8gVwRB #coronavirus #COVID19 #2019ncov https://t.co/4B7bJausWu

Jun 21, 2021 · 1 like · 301 followers View post →
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@micro_papers · X

Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice https://t.co/TDWvUuW417

Jun 21, 2021 · 331 followers View post →
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@adipose_papers · X

Ketogenic diet restrains aging-induced exacerbation of coronavirus infection in mice https://t.co/POUnOIT3Xp https://t.co/S2y8rNACIj

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