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The effect of L-carnitine on inflammatory mediators: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

European journal of clinical pharmacology2019The record ↗

  1. Finding, very limited evidencelowersC-reactive protein concentration

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  • Decreases C-reactive protein concentration

    very limitedreplicated ×3

    “The results of the meta-analysis indicated that L-carnitine supplementation was significantly associated with lower levels of CRP in comparison to controls (WMD = -1.23 mg/L; 95% CI: -1.73, -0.72 mg/dL; P < 0.0001).”
    Study
    meta-analysis
    Effect
    −1.23 mean difference, 95% CI −1.73 to −0.72
    Population
    Participants in 13 randomized clinical trials, pooled across doses and durations

Study record

Design
meta-analysis
Species
human
Population
participants in 13 randomized clinical trials of L-carnitine
Participants
not reported
Comparator
not stated in the paper
Duration
not reported
Endpoints measured
4