Effect of L-carnitine supplementation on lipid parameters in hemodialysis patients
dc.contributor.author | Elisaf, M. S. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Bairaktari, E. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Katopodis, K. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Pappas, M. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Sferopoulos, G. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Tzallas, C. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Tsolas, O. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Siamopoulos, K. C. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-24T19:22:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-11-24T19:22:51Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0250-8095 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/22195 | |
dc.rights | Default Licence | - |
dc.subject | Adult | en |
dc.subject | Apolipoproteins/blood | en |
dc.subject | Buffers | en |
dc.subject | Carnitine/*administration & dosage/blood | en |
dc.subject | Cholesterol/blood | en |
dc.subject | Female | en |
dc.subject | Hemodialysis Solutions | en |
dc.subject | Humans | en |
dc.subject | Hypertriglyceridemia/drug therapy/etiology | en |
dc.subject | Kidney Failure, Chronic/blood/complications/therapy | en |
dc.subject | Lipids/*blood | en |
dc.subject | Lipoproteins/blood | en |
dc.subject | Male | en |
dc.subject | Middle Aged | en |
dc.subject | *Renal Dialysis | en |
dc.subject | Triglycerides/blood | en |
dc.title | Effect of L-carnitine supplementation on lipid parameters in hemodialysis patients | en |
heal.abstract | It has been reported that cumulative carnitine losses through dialysis membranes may worsen hyperlipidemia during long-term hemodialysis. However, carnitine supplementation has not shown a consistent beneficial response. We undertook the present study to determine if there is any hypolipidemic effect of L-carnitine on Greek dialysis patients in concert with the dialysate buffer composition (acetate or bicarbonate). A total of 28 patients (16 male, 12 female), mean age 43 years (range 21-61), with end-stage renal disease on maintenance hemodialysis for a mean period of 25 months (range 7-84) were studied. The dialysis schedule was 4 h, 3 times/week using cuprophane hollow-fiber dialyzers and acetate (n = 14) or bicarbonate (n = 14) dialysate. In all patients L-carnitine (5 mg/kg body weight) was infused intravenously 3 times/week at the end of each hemodialysis session. Blood samples for carnitine and lipid determinations were obtained before treatment, and 3 and 6 months following treatment. Even though L-carnitine did not modify most of the serum lipid levels, a significant decrease in serum triglycerides was evident in the whole group of patients (from 225 +/- 76 to 201 +/- 75 mg/dl, p = 0.03). Furthermore, L-carnitine could decrease serum triglycerides only in hypertriglyceridemic patients (from 260 +/- 64 to 226 +/- 82 mg/dl, p < 0.05). L-Carnitine resulted in a reduction of serum triglycerides in both patients on bicarbonate and on acetate dialysis, while there were no significant differences in the changes of lipid parameters after L-carnitine between the two groups of hemodialysis patients. We conclude that relatively low doses of L-carnitine supplementation could contribute to the management of some hypertriglyceridemic hemodialysis patients. | en |
heal.access | campus | - |
heal.fullTextAvailability | TRUE | - |
heal.identifier.secondary | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9730566 | - |
heal.identifier.secondary | http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?doi=10.1159/000013386 | - |
heal.journalName | Am J Nephrol | en |
heal.journalType | peer-reviewed | - |
heal.language | en | - |
heal.publicationDate | 1998 | - |
heal.recordProvider | Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικής | el |
heal.type | journalArticle | - |
heal.type.el | Άρθρο Περιοδικού | el |
heal.type.en | Journal article | en |
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