Cardiac-Specific Bdh1 Overexpression Ameliorates Oxidative Stress and Cardiac Remodeling in Pressure Overload-Induced Heart Failure [Original Articles]

Conclusions We demonstrated that ketone body oxidation increased in failing hearts, and increased ketone body utilization decreased oxidative stress and protected against heart failure.

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Source: Circulation: Heart Failure - December 14, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Uchihashi, M., Hoshino, A., Okawa, Y., Ariyoshi, M., Kaimoto, S., Tateishi, S., Ono, K., Yamanaka, R., Hato, D., Fushimura, Y., Honda, S., Fukai, K., Higuchi, Y., Ogata, T., Iwai-Kanai, E., Matoba, S. Tags: Heart Failure, Remodeling Original Articles Source Type: research