Targeting this system, either by hepatocyte-specific knockout of peroxisomes or by deficiency in ACOX (which catalyzes the initial step in peroxisomal FAO), results in hepatic lipid accumulation and fibrosis, oxidative stress, and inflammation, emphasizing the role of peroximal FAO in NAFLD and NASH [108]
Using a proteomics approach, human adipocytes secretome has been unveiled, identifying DPP4 as a newfangled adipokine, produced particularly by fully differentiated adipocytes [132, 133]
doi:10.1093/clinchem/18.4.358
The elevated PPAR- expression by L-carnitine play an important part in the protective effect, which might contribute to the amelioration of lipid homeostasis, the improvement of antioxidant ability, and increased ATP in L-carnitine treated cells
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If you are at 24 weeks and below 10 percent, there may be protocol adjustments worth exploring