Carnitine is a conditionally essential nutrient that plays a vital role in energy production and
fatty acid metabolism. Vegetarians possess a greater bioavailability than meat eaters …

Carnitine is a medically needful nutrient that contributes in the production of energy and the
metabolism of fatty acids. Bioavailability is higher in vegetarians than in people who eat …

Carnitine is a naturally occurring amino acid derivative that is involved in the transport of
long-chain fatty acids to the mitochondrial matrix. There, these substrates undergo β …

Background: A previous meta-analysis indicated that l-carnitine significantly increased
hemoglobin and decreased the required erythropoietin dose in maintenance hemodialysis …

Background and aims l-carnitine supplementation is proposed to reduce liver enzymes
levels; however, previous findings were equivocal. The current systematic review and meta …

L-carnitine (LC) through diet is highly beneficial for critical patients. Studies have found that
acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC) can reduce cerebral edema and neurological complications in TBI …

Kidney disease is associated with a wide variety of metabolic abnormalities that accompany
the uremic state and the state of dialysis dependence. These include altered L-carnitine …

Abstract Background/Aims: There is a growing body of evidence that the long-term
hemodialysis (HD) treatment leads to disturbances of carnitine homeostasis but the results …

In patients on maintenance hemodialysis several factors reduce the body stored carnitine
which could lead to dyslipidemia, anemia, and general health in these patients. We …

Background and Aims: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of
mortality in patients with end-stage kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease patients often …