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Publication Name World Journal of Meta-Analysis
Manuscript ID 52097
Country/Territory United Kingdom
Category Medicine, Research & Experimental
Manuscript Type Systematic Reviews
Article Title L-carnitine supplementation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Prarthana Thiagarajan, Jane Chalmers, Lu Ban, Douglas Grindlay and Guruprasad P Aithal
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author Prarthana Thiagarajan, MBBS, MRCP, Academic Fellow, National Institute for Health Research Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Nottingham, E Floor West Block Queens Medical Centre Derby Road, Nottingham NG7 2UH, United Kingdom. prarthana.thiagarajan@nottingham.ac.uk
Key Words L-Carnitine; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; Liver function; Insulin resistance; Meta-analysis
Core Tip Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) presents a major public health challenge. As a leading cause of abnormal liver chemistry, rising in prevalence together with obesity and insulin resistance, there is critical unmet need to identify cost-effective, population-based treatment. We synthesised evidence from randomised trials published to date evaluating the effect of dietary L-carnitine supplementation on transaminases, liver fat and insulin resistance in NAFLD. We demonstrate a significant reduction in serum alanine aminotransferase, homeostasis model of insulin resistance and liver fat with dietary L-carnitine supplementation. L-carnitine could therefore present a novel therapeutic tool for NAFLD and its metabolic associations.
Citation Thiagarajan P, Chalmers J, Ban L, Grindlay D, Aithal GP. L-carnitine supplementation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Meta-Anal 2020; 8(1): 4-14
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2019-10-22 08:45
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ISSN 2308-3840 (online)
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