Dietary Supplementation With the Ketogenic Diet Metabolite Beta-Hydroxybutyrate Ameliorates Post-TBI Aggression in Young-Adult Male Drosophila

Traumatic brain injury (TBI), caused by repeated concussive head trauma can induce chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative disease featuring behavioral symptoms ranging from cognitive deficits to elevated aggression. In a Drosophila model, we used a high-impact trauma device (Kat...

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Main Authors: Derek C. Lee, Krishna Vali, Shane R. Baldwin, Jeffrey N. Divino, Justin L. Feliciano, Jesus R. Fequiere, Mirella A. Fernandez, James C. Frageau, Frank K. Longo, Salaheddine S. Madhoun, Pasquale Mingione V, Timothy R. O’Toole, Maria G. Ruiz, Geoffrey R. Tanner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.01140/full