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Biotechnologia Acta  Т. 15, No. 2, 2022
P. 15-36, Bibliography 40, Engl.
UDC: 57.089.6:571.27
https://doi.org/10.15407/biotech15.02.015

USE OF KETOGENIC DIET THERAPY IN EPILEPSY WITH MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION: A SYSTEMATIC AND CRITICAL REVIEW

R. R. KOCATÜRK1, 2, A. TEMÜZYÜREK3, E. REIS1, S. TUR1, S. YILMAZ1,
HA. DEMIRKAYA1, Ö. Ö. ÖZCAN4, M. KARAHAN1, 5

1Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, ?sk?dar University, Istanbul, Turkey
2Molecular Biology, Institute of Science, ?sk?dar University, Istanbul, Turkey
3Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Altinbas University, Istanbul, Turkey,
4Molecular Neuroscience, Health Sciences Institute, ?sk?dar University, Istanbul, Turkey
5Biomedical Device Technology, Vocational School of Health Sciences,
Istanbul, Turkey, ?sk?dar University

With the development of molecular techniques over time more than %60 of epilepsy has associated with mitochondrial (mt) dysfunction. Ketogenic diet (KD) has been used in the treatment of epilepsy since the 1920s.

Aim. To evaluate the evidence behind KD in mt dysfunction in epilepsy.

Methods. Databases PubMed, Google Scholar and MEDLINE were searched in an umbrella approach to 12 March 2021 in English. To identify relevant studies specific search strategies were devised for the following topics: (1) mitochondrial dysfunction (2) epilepsy (3) KD treatment.

Results. From 1794 papers, 36 articles were included in analysis: 16 (44.44%) preclinical studies, 11 (30.55%) case reports, 9 (25%) clinical studies. In all the preclinic studies, KD regulated the number of mt profiles, transcripts of metabolic enzymes and encoding mt proteins, protected the mice against to seizures and had an anticonvulsant mechanism. Case reports and clinical trials have reported patients with good results in seizure control and mt functions, although not all of them give good results as well as preclinical.

Conclusion. Healthcare institutions, researchers, neurologists, health promotion organizations, and dietitians should consider these results to improve KD programs and disease outcomes for mt dysfunction in epilepsy.

Key words: epilepsy; ketogenic diet; mitochondrial dysfunction; treatment.

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