Beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) elicits concentration-dependent anti-inflammatory effects on microglial cells which are reversible by blocking its monocarboxylate (MCT) importer.

Front Aging · 2025 · PMC12339548 · PMID 40800722

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Although these results were generally nonsignificant, they showed a trend that MCTB at least partially reversed the anti-inflammatory effect of BHB.

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