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The process is driven in part by genes in what's known as the "mitochondrial respiratory chain complex," a group of enzymes that help convert oxygen, sugar, and proteins into ATP through a process called oxidative phosphorylation
In a zebrafish model, compared with C3-carnitine, C18-carnitine and C18:1-carnitine can induce the inhibition of OXPHOS, interfere with the energy supply of cardiomyocytes, and lead to a significant impairment of cardiac systolic function, which manifests as a decreased heart rate and reduced shortening of the atrial and ventricular fractions [21]
3 Moreover, L-Carnitine has been found to improve lipid profiles by reducing total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides, while increasing HDL cholesterol
First, this was only a small patient cohort study in China and further research with broader populations is needed to validate our findings
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