Journal
ANTIOXIDANTS
Volume 12, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antiox12091749
Keywords
ageing; antioxidant; beta-hydroxybutyrate; insulin; hyperinsulinaemia; ketosis; longevity; mitochondria; NAD(+); ROS
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The pursuit of longevity and healthspan requires overcoming chronic diseases of aging such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, cancer, dementias, and type 2 diabetes. Hyperinsulinemia and oxidative stress play a crucial role in the development of these diseases, and fasting and ketogenic diets can improve antioxidant synthesis and mitochondrial function, leading to better health.
In the pursuit of longevity and healthspan, we are challenged with first overcoming chronic diseases of ageing: cardiovascular disease, hypertension, cancer, dementias, type 2 diabetes mellitus. These are hyperinsulinaemia diseases presented in different tissue types. Hyperinsulinaemia reduces endogenous antioxidants, via increased consumption and reduced synthesis. Hyperinsulinaemia enforces glucose fuelling, consuming 4 NAD(+) to produce 2 acetyl moieties; beta-oxidation, ketolysis and acetoacetate consume 2, 1 and 0, respectively. This decreases sirtuin, PARPs and oxidative management capacity, leaving reactive oxygen species to diffuse to the cytosol, upregulating aerobic glycolysis, NF-kB and cell division signalling. Also, oxidising cardiolipin, reducing oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and apoptosis ability; driving a tumourigenic phenotype. Over time, increasing senescent/pathological cell populations occurs, increasing morbidity and mortality. Beta-hydroxybutyrate, an antioxidant, metabolite and signalling molecule, increases synthesis of antioxidants via preserving NAD(+) availability and enhancing OXPHOS capacity. Fasting and ketogenic diets increase ketogenesis concurrently decreasing insulin secretion and demand; hyperinsulinaemia inhibits ketogenesis. Lifestyles that maintain lower insulin levels decrease antioxidant catabolism, additionally increasing their synthesis, improving oxidative stress management and mitochondrial function and, subsequently, producing healthier cells. This supports tissue and organ health, leading to a better healthspan, the first challenge that must be overcome in the pursuit of youthful longevity.
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