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Suppression of Oxidative Stress by β-Hydroxybutyrate, an Endogenous Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor

Tadahiro Shimazu,M. Hirschey,13 Auteurs,E. Verdin

2013 · DOI: 10.1126/science.1227166
Science · 1,247 citaten

TLDR

It is reported that the ketone body d-β-hydroxybutyrate (βOHB) is an endogenous and specific inhibitor of class I histone deacetylases (HDACs), and treatment of mice with βOHB conferred substantial protection against oxidative stress.