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L-Carnitine

A meta-analysis of 49 randomized trials in adults on maintenance hemodialysis found that L-carnitine lowered LDL cholesterol and C-reactive protein, but did not confirm earlier findings on hemoglobin or erythropoietin dose.

What the evidence says

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established — replicated in humans, or settled by a regulator

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All 2 citations resolve to their original source. · 0 posts naming it, 0 members counted once each.

  • created page created as 'L-Carnitine' with aliases Levocarnitine · 2026-09-27 12:04 · somebody
  • kind set kind set to small_molecule: palette r2 · 2026-09-27 12:04 · somebody
  • fact added identity: PubChem CID 10917: (-)-Carnitine, C7H15NO3, 161.20 g/mol. · 2026-09-27 12:04 · somebody
  • fact added identity: CAS registry number 541-15-1. · 2026-09-27 12:04 · somebody
  • fact added identity: IUPAC name: (3R)-3-hydroxy-4-(trimethylazaniumyl)butanoate. · 2026-09-27 12:04 · somebody
  • fact added summary: A meta-analysis of 49 randomized trials in adults on maintenance hemodialysis found that L-carnitine lowered LDL cholest · 2026-09-27 12:04 · somebody
  • fact added summary: A systematic review of 11 studies in healthy people taking oral L-carnitine for 12 to 24 weeks found that it raised musc · 2026-09-27 12:04 · somebody
  • citation added pmid 24368434 cited as established: Meta-analysis of 49 RCTs of L-carnitine in maintenance hemodialysis: lower LDL and CRP, no hemoglobi · 2026-09-27 12:04 · somebody
  • citation added pmid 32958033 cited as emerging: Prolonged oral L-carnitine raises muscle carnitine with carbohydrate and raises plasma TMAO · 2026-09-27 12:04 · somebody

Negative findings

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