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(R)-carnitine decreases C-reactive protein concentration

lowersVery limited evidenceFindingreplicated ×3

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“l-Carnitine significantly decreased serum low-density lipoprotein (LDL) (mean difference: -5.82 mg/dL; 95% CI: -11.61, -0.04 mg/dL) and C-reactive protein (CRP) (-3.65 mg/L; -6.19, -1.12 mg/L).”
Quoted verbatim from L-Carnitine supplementation for adults with end-stage kidney disease requiring maintenance hemodialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
This finding among the 114 findings on its endpoint

(R)-carnitine

C-reactive protein concentration

lowers

Who
Adults with end-stage kidney disease on maintenance hemodialysis; meta-analysis of 49 randomized trials (1734 participants)
Dose studied
not reported

Very limited evidencePMID 24368434 · 2014

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limited
  • very limitedthis finding
  • insufficient

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M701TSNHMXGETA006SE9NM0K