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(R)-carnitineFinding

(R)-carnitine increases reduced glutathione concentration

raisesVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“The results of this study have shown that L-carnitine applied at a 3 g dose provides strong antioxidant action by increasing the GSH and NOx level and decreasing the TBARs level.”
Quoted verbatim from Effects of acute L-carnitine supplementation on nitric oxide production and oxidative stress after exhaustive exercise in young soccer players.
This finding among the 8 findings on its endpoint

(R)-carnitine

Reduced glutathione concentration

raises

Who
Healthy young male soccer players aged 17-19 after exhaustive treadmill exercise; the 3 g dose group only; each athlete repeated the test with placebo fluid one week later
Dose studied
3 g L-carnitine in fruit juice, single dose 1 h before exercise

Very limited evidencePMID 25289711 · 2015

02 · The study

Study
crossover
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

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

03 · The paper

The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness
What else it reported1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M7023NNCXZZG1W5G04AZWGGA