Acetyl-Carnitine and Increased Superoxide Dismutase Levels

Doses used in studies

mg/day: 3,000 (median 3,000, IQR 3,000–3,000) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 3 days · IQR 3 days–3 days · Range 3 days–3 days — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

Clinical Evidence of Acetyl-L-Carnitine Efficacy in the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Pilot Clinical Trial.

2022-01
RCT
Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity 2022(1)
- Mehrdokht Mazdeh
- Parnaz Abolfathi
- Maryam Sabetghadam
- Younes Mohammadi
- Maryam Mehrpooya

PubMed: 35936217
DOI: 10.1155/2022/2493053

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Increased Superoxide Dismutase Levels

High evidence
Clinical

the serum levels of antioxidant biomarkers, including glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and total antioxidant capacity (TAC), as well as the total L-carnitine's level showed a significant increase

Effect: Beneficial
Effect size: Moderate
Significant: Yes
Dose: 1000 mg three times per day for three consecutive days