Acetyl-L-carnitine administration increases insulin-like growth factor 1 levels in asymptomatic HIV-1-infected subjects: correlation with its suppressive effect on lymphocyte apoptosis and ceramide generation
Furthermore, L-carnitine has been shown in some studies to act as a peripheral antagonist to thyroid hormone action
Carnitine and oxidative stress Canbolat and co-workers study investigated the antioxidant property of LC (100 and 500 mg/kg/day) on oxidative stress parameters (nitric oxide (NO), malondialdehyde, total antioxidant status, total oxidative stress (OS), and OS index in the kidney, liver and heart, as well as sera of bilateral oophorectomized rats
"Efficacy of levo carnitine and alpha lipoic acid in ameliorating the decline in mitochondrial enzymes during aging." Clinical Nutrition
Therefore, when designing the carnitine determination experiment, in order to avoid the interference of baseline confounding factors, we must pay special attention to the consistency of age, gender, and renal function between the groups, so that the final determination results are comparable
Carnitine is an amino acid and a quaternary ammonium cation complex