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
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...
Main Authors: | Giovanna Di Emidio, Francesco Rea, Martina Placidi, Giulia Rossi, Domenica Cocciolone, Ashraf Virmani, Guido Macchiarelli, Maria Grazia Palmerini, Anna Maria D’Alessandro, Paolo Giovanni Artini, Carla Tatone |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-09-01
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Series: | Antioxidants |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/9/9/867 |
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