Role of L-carnitine in female infertility

Background: L-carnitine (LC), and its acetylated form, acetyl L-carnitine (ALC), have immense functional capabilities to regulate the oxidative and metabolic status of the female reproductive system. The vulnerability of this system to free radicals demand for advanced strategies to combat them. For...

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Main Authors:	Agarwal, A. (Author), Durairajanayagam, D. (Author), Sengupta, P. (Author)
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BioMed Central Ltd. 2018
Subjects:	acetyl coenzyme A acetylation acetylcarnitine Acetylcarnitine Acetyl-L-carnitine alpha tocopherol animal Animals anovulation antioxidant antioxidant activity Antioxidants apoptosis ascorbic acid Assisted reproductive technology blastocyst body mass carnitine Carnitine carnitine palmitoyltransferase I cell membrane cell stress cinnoxicam clomifene citrate cytokine production diet supplementation DNA damage drug effect drug mechanism embryo development estrus cycle fatty acid oxidation female Female female fertility Female fertility female infertility folic acid free radical Free Radicals glycemic control gonadorelin human Humans hypothalamic amenorrhea hypothalamus hypophysis gonad system immune response in vitro fertilization In vitro fertilization infertility therapy Infertility, Female insulin insulin resistance L-carnitine levacecarnine low density lipoprotein luteinizing hormone metabolism milk production nonhuman oocyte maturation Oocyte quality ovary polycystic disease ovulation oxidative stress Oxidative Stress phospholipid physiology postnatal growth prasterone pregnancy rate prolactin prostaglandin E2 reactive oxygen metabolite Review selenium testosterone tumor necrosis factor ubidecarenone vitamin Vitamins zinc
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