Regulatory Functions of L-Carnitine, Acetyl, and Propionyl L-Carnitine in a PCOS Mouse Model: Focus on Antioxidant/Antiglycative Molecular Pathways in the Ovarian Microenvironment

• Main Authors: Giovanna Di Emidio (Author), Francesco Rea (Author), Martina Placidi (Author), Giulia Rossi (Author), Domenica Cocciolone (Author), Ashraf Virmani (Author), Guido Macchiarelli (Author), Maria Grazia Palmerini (Author), Anna Maria D'Alessandro (Author), Paolo Giovanni Artini (Author), Carla Tatone (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex metabolic disorder associated with female infertility. Based on energy and antioxidant regulatory functions of carnitines, we investigated whether acyl-L-carnitines improve PCOS phenotype in a mouse model induced by dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). CD1 mic...