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[Related factor of serum carnitine deficiency and influence of its deficiency on the length of hospital stay in critical ill patients].

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OBJECTIVE To investigate the related factors of serum carnitine deficiency in critical ill patients, and the influence of its deficiency on the length of hospital stay. METHODS A prospective study was conducted. Critical ill patients with acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHEII)

[L-carnitine treatment and fish odor syndrome: an unwaited adverse effect].

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BACKGROUND Levocarnitine treatment is usually well tolerated, with essentially dose-dependent diarrhea as the main induced adverse effect. METHODS We report a case of fish odor syndrome during levocarnitine treatment which resolved after levocarnitine discontinuation. CONCLUSIONS This adverse effect

L-Carnitine supplementation combined with aerobic training does not promote weight loss in moderately obese women.

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L-Carnitine (L-C) transports fatty acids into mitochondria for oxidation and is marketed as a weight loss supplement. In a double-blind investigation to test the weight loss efficacy of L-C, 36 moderately overweight premenopausal women were pair matched on Body Mass Index (BMI) and randomly assigned

[Blood spot carnitine and acylcarnitine in newborn to adolescence: measured by tandem mass spectrometry].

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OBJECTIVE To determine the levels of blood spot carnitine and acylcarnitine in children aged 0-15 years by tandem mass spectrometry, offer basic data for evaluating carnitine nutritional status and diagnosing metabolic diseases of organic acid and fatty acid. METHODS The concentration of carnitine

[Clinical presentation and therapeutic outcomes of carnitine deficiency-induced cardiomyopathy].

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OBJECTIVE Carnitine deficiency has been associated with progressive cardiomyopathy due to compromised energy metabolism. The objective of this study was to investigate clinical features of carnitine deficiency-induced cardiomyopathy and the therapeutic efficacy of L-carnitine

Muscle carnitine repletion by long-term carnitine supplementation in nephropathic cystinosis.

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The renal tubular Fanconi syndrome of children with nephropathic cystinosis causes plasma and muscle carnitine depletion. L-Carnitine replacement therapy for up to 18 mo has previously been shown to normalize plasma but not muscle carnitine levels. We treated six cystinosis patients, aged 1 to 4 y,

Amantadine and L-carnitine treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

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Carnitine is essential for mitochondrial energy production. Disturbance in mitochondrial function may contribute to or cause the fatigue seen in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) patients. Previous investigations have reported decreased carnitine levels in CFS. Orally administered L-carnitine is an

Carnitine Palmitoyl Transferase Deficiency in a University Immunology Practice.

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This report describes the clinical manifestations of 35 patients sent to a University Immunology clinic with a diagnosis of fatigue and exercise intolerance who were identified to have low carnitine palmitoyl transferase activity on muscle biopsies.All of

Serum carnitine and selenium levels in children with celiac disease.

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OBJECTIVE Celiac disease (CD) is a gluten-induced enteropathy that results in malabsorption of nutrients. We studied the serum levels of carnitine and selenium in children with CD. METHODS Serum levels of free carnitine and selenium were studied in 30 children (mean age 8.1 [4.4] years) with CD and

L-Carnitine and acetyl-L-carnitine in the treatment of complications associated with HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy.

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L-Carnitine (LC) and acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC) play major roles in cell energy and lipid metabolism. Supplementation with these nutrients, which are highly popular in USA, has been associated with favorable effects, including anti-oxidant action, neuro- and cardioprotection, immunomodulation, and

Effect of dietary carnitine isomers and gamma-butyrobetaine on L-carnitine biosynthesis and metabolism in the rat.

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Oral supplementation with L-carnitine or DL-carnitine for treatment of primary and secondary carnitine deficiency syndromes is becoming increasingly popular, yet little is known about the systemic manifestations of oral intake of large doses of those compounds, particularly the D-isomer of

Comparison of three patterns of feed supplementation with live Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast on postweaning diarrhea, health status, and blood metabolic profile of susceptible weaning pigs orally challenged with Escherichia coli F4ac.

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The development of effective feeding strategies to reduce the detrimental effect of enterotoxigenic F4ac (ETEC) plays a crucial role in reducing the occurrence of therapeutic intervention with antibiotics in livestock. The ability of CNCM I-4407 (SCC), supplied in different patterns to counteract

[Genetic analysis of a child with very long chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency]

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Objective: To analyze the clinical and molecular characteristics of a child with very long chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (VLCADD). Methods: Peripheral blood sample of

[Treatment of symptomatic hyperlactatemia and lactic acidosis in HIV+ patients under nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors].

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OBJECTIVE We intended to find out the effectiveness of lactic acidosis therapy for mitochondrial toxicity. METHODS HIV-patients receiving nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), hospitalized with lactic acidosis or symptomatic hyperlactatemia. Venous hyperlactatemia was considered at >

Stroke and dilated cardiomyopathy associated with celiac disease.

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Celiac disease (CD) is manifested by a variety of clinical signs and symptoms that may begin either in childhood or adult life. Neurological symptoms without signs of malabsorption have been observed for a long time in CD. In this report, an 8-year-old girl with CD presented with rarely seen dilated

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