79 results about "Ketogenic diet" patented technology

A method of treating symptoms of a subtype of epilepsy, e.g., Dravet syndrome, in a patient diagnosed with a subtype of epilepsy, by administering to the patient an effective dose of a fenfluramine formulation in combination with a ketogenic diet over a period of time sufficient to reduce or completely eliminate seizures in the patient. Also provided are compositions and kits finding use in practicing embodiments of the methods.

The ketogenic diet (KD) has therapeutic implications in many disease states. It was hypothesized ketone precursor supplementation would elevate blood ketone levels to therapeutic ranges (2-7 mM) without need for dietary restriction. The effects of ketogenic agents were tested on blood glucose, ketones, and lipids with a 28-day dose escalation study in male Sprague-Dawley rats: R,S-1,3-Butandiol (BD), acetoacetate ketone ester (KE), and control (H2O) (n≧8). Days 1-28, rats received a daily 5 g / kg intragastric gavage, based on previous toxicology studies. Once weekly, whole blood samples (10 μl) were acquired for analysis of glucose and βHB at 0, 0.5, 1, 4, 8, and 12 hours after test substance administration, or until βHB returned to baseline. At day 1 and 28, 10 μL of whole blood were collected to measure triglycerides, total cholesterol, and HDL concentration. Significant elevation of blood ketone was observed with a significant inverse relationship with blood glucose for the duration of the experiment. There were no significant changes in the lipid panel for any of the substances. There were significant reductions in body weight when animals were treated with either BD or KE as compared to control.

The invention relates to novel methods and compositions for safely reducing negative side effects of cancer treatments. These methods and compositions comprise administering to a patient a composition comprising one or more of the following: curcumin (derived from turmeric), epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG, enriched in green tea), glucosinolates (enriched in cruciferous vegetables) and / or derivatives thereof, such as sulforaphane (SFN), alone or combined with a ketogenic diet or a modified ketogenic diet. Also the current invention relates to a composition comprising medium chain triglycerides (MCT), Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, curcumin, compositions comprising glucosinolates and / or derivatives thereof, such as sulforaphane (SFN). The invention provides that administering a composition comprising curcumin, EGCG, sulforaphane, alone or combined with a ketogenic diet or a modified ketogenic diet (low carbohydrate diet) alone or supplemented with MCT improves resistance of normal cells to cytotoxicity of cancer treatments, in turn, reducing their negative side effects. Increasing normal cells, tissues or organs' resistance to chemotherapeutic agents, the invention improves patients' tolerance to anti-cancer treatments' toxicity, which, in turn, contributes to enhance their efficacy, leading to increased survival of the subject treated with the current invention.

The subject invention concerns the reduction of protein aggregation in the neurons of a mammal through the use of a ketogenic treatment such as a ketogenic diet, a physical training regimen and / or administration of agents to increase fatty acid oxidation. Such ketogenic treatment can be useful in the reduction of certain aggregates including amyloid β peptide, polyglutamine containing huntintin protein, polyglutamine containing androgen receptor, polyglutamine containing atrophin-1, polyglutamine containing ataxins, α-synclein, prion protein, tau and superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1).