Oral L-Carnitine Supplementation Increases Trimethylamine-N-oxide but Reduces Markers of Vascular Injury in Hemodialysis Patients

Abstract

This study demonstrated that although oral L-carnitine supplementation was associated with increased TMAO levels, it might be beneficial on vascular injury in patients on HD. Vasculoprotective properties of L-carnitine supplementation in HD patients might be ascribed partly to its inhibitory actions on AGE.