Mechanisms underlying the anti-wasting effect of l-carnitine supplementation under pathologic conditions: Evidence from experimental and clinical studies

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1421-1442

  Ringseis, Robert ^a   Keller, Janine ^a   Eder, Klaus ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cachexia; Inflammation; l carnitine; Muscle wasting; Oxidative stress; Proteolysis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCARNITINE; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; CARNITINE; DIDANOSINE; GROWTH HORMONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; MUSCLE RING FINGER 1 PROTEIN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PLACEBO; PROPIONYLCARNITINE; PROTEIN KINASE B; SOMATOMEDIN; TARTARIC ACID; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE E3; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; APOPTOSIS; CACHEXIA; CANCER PATIENT; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

ANIMALS; CARNITINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; MUSCULAR DISEASES; NEOPLASMS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84880835557     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-013-0511-0     Document Type: Review

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