Under fasting conditions or low glycemic diets (such as a ketogenic diet or calorie restriction) that decrease blood glucose levels, ketogenesis occurs predominantly in the liver to produce ketone bodies. Ketone body oxidation then contributes to energy metabolism for extrahepatic tissues, thereby sparing glucose1. We and others recently demonstrated that some cancer cells can also metabolize β-hydroxybutyrate (β-OHB)2,3,4. β-OHB oxidation …
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