β-Hydroxybutyrate, One of the Three Main Ketone Bodies, Ameliorates Acute Pancreatitis in Rats by Suppressing the NLRP3 Inflammasome Pathway.


Şahin E., Bektur Aykanat N. E., Kacar S., Bagci R., Sahinturk V.

The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology, cilt.32, sa.8, ss.702-711, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

Özet

Background: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a widespread disease resulting from the inflammation of acinar cells in the pancreas. beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) is a water-soluble main ketone body synthesized in the human liver. The purpose of this study was to examine the possible therapeutic effects of BNB in the experimentally-induced AP model in rats.