A randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of L-carnitine L-tartrate to modulate the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection

IntroductionL-carnitine (LC) has been associated with inflammatory mediator reduction and with downregulating the angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) receptor, which is the target of SARS-CoV-2 attachment.MethodsThis pilot phase 2 randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial contained two co...

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Main Authors: Roberto Badaro, Josiane Dantas Viana Barbosa, Cesar Augusto de Araujo Neto, Bruna Aparecida Souza Machado, Milena Botelho Pereira Soares, Valter de Senna, Marcelo Taddeo, Lila Teixeira de Araújo, Shane Durkee, Raymond Donninger, Kevin Judge, Zainulabedin Saiyed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1134162/full