Adenosine, ketogenic diet and epilepsy: the emerging therapeutic relationship between metabolism and brain activity

…, CA Wasser, LT Pomeroy, DN Ruskin - Current …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
For many years the neuromodulator adenosine has been recognized as an endogenous
anticonvulsant molecule and termed a “retaliatory metabolite.” As the core molecule of ATP, …

Ketogenic diets and pain

SA Masino, DN Ruskin - Journal of child neurology, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Ketogenic diets are well established as a successful anticonvulsant therapy. Based on
overlap between mechanisms postulated to underlie pain and inflammation, and mechanisms …

Mindfulness-based interventions in clinical samples of adolescents with chronic illness: A systematic review

…, J Stinson, C Davies-Chalmers, D Ruskin… - The Journal of …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Background: Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have emerged as a promising strategy
for individuals with a chronic illness, given their versatility in targeting both physical and …

[HTML][HTML] A ketogenic diet suppresses seizures in mice through adenosine A1 receptors

…, P Theofilas, US Sandau, DN Ruskin… - The Journal of …, 2011 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Many individuals with epilepsy benefit from consuming a ketogenic diet, which is similar to
the more commonly known Atkins diet. The underlying molecular reason for this has not been …

[HTML][HTML] Ketogenic diet improves core symptoms of autism in BTBR mice

DN Ruskin, J Svedova, JL Cote, U Sandau, JM Rho… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
… (D) KD feeding improves communication as assessed by the transmission of a food preference
through social interaction; KD-fed mice ate significantly more of the trained flavor. Diet F (…

[HTML][HTML] Reduced pain and inflammation in juvenile and adult rats fed a ketogenic diet

DN Ruskin, M Kawamura Jr, SA Masino - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
… Either shortly after weaning at 21 d or as adults (85–110 d), matched groups of male …
Sprague-Dawley rats become ketotic within 5 d of ad libitum feeding of this particular ketogenic diet […

Metabolic autocrine regulation of neurons involves cooperation among pannexin hemichannels, adenosine receptors, and KATP channels

M Kawamura, DN Ruskin, SA Masino - Journal of neuroscience, 2010 - Soc Neuroscience
D , PSC frequency was decreased significantly by reduced [glucose] e with a dose-dependent …
2 D), indicating that reduction of PSC frequency was not caused by the direct release of …

iCanCope with Pain™: User-Centred Design of a Web- and Mobile-Based Self-Management Program for Youth with Chronic Pain Based on Identified Health Care …

…, L Isaac, F Campbell, S Brown, D Ruskin… - Pain Research and …, 2014 - hindawi.com
d’un programme d’autogestion sur Internet et téléphones intelligents pour les jeunes atteints
de douleurs chroniques, conçu d’… étayer la création d’un programme d’autogestion pour les …

Ketogenic diet prevents epileptogenesis and disease progression in adult mice and rats

…, SQ Coffman, DN Ruskin, SA Masino, D Boison - …, 2015 - Elsevier
… (D) Weight increased during the first 6 weeks on the diet, and was stable during kindling (weeks
8–12). (E) Blood ketone levels as determined at study day 18 in a subset of CD and KD …

Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of zeaxanthin and visual function in patients with atrophic age-related macular degeneration: the Zeaxanthin and …

…, K Graham-Hoffman, M Levin, D Ruskin… - Optometry-Journal of the …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether dietary supplementation
with the carotenoid zeaxanthin (Zx) raises macula pigment optical density (MPOD) and has …