L-carnitine: a partner between immune response and lipid metabolism ?

• Main Authors: Giuseppe Famularo (Author), Sonia Tzantzoglou (Author), Gino Santini (Author), Vito Trinchieri (Author), Sonia Moretti (Author), Aleardo Koverech (Author), Claudio De Simone (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The authors demonstrated that in vivo administered L-carnitine strongly ameliorated the immune response in both healthy individuals receiving Intralipid and ageing subjects with cardiovascular diseases, as shown by the enhancement of mixed lymphocyte reaction. Notably, in the latter group L-carnitin...