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ArticleContemporary clinical trials communications2023

Effect of exogenous l-carnitine on aortic stiffness in dyslipidemic adolescents: Design of a quadruple-blind, randomized, controlled interventional trial.

Justin P Zachariah, Sandra Pena, Philip J Lupo, Nagireddy Putluri, Daniel J Penny, Melissa A Richard

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Article in Contemporary clinical trials communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Justin P ZachariahSection of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Sandra PenaSection of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Philip J LupoSection of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Nagireddy PutluriDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Advanced Technology Core, Alkek Center for Molecular Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Daniel J PennySection of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Melissa A RichardSection of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Baylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

Causal mechanisms in adolescent arterial stiffnessR01HL148217 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI ZACHARIAH, JUSTIN P.V. · 2019 to 2023
$2.0M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL148217
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk factors including vascular remodeling leading to hypertension and dyslipidemia are prevalent among children and adolescents. Conflicting observational and Mendelian randomization data suggest endogenous carnitine may affect arterial stiffness and lipid traits. Because of this, we developed a study to evaluate the causal role for carnitine in arterial stiffness at a point when the lifecourse trajectory to hypertension can be modified. Methods: This study is a mechanistic, double-blinded, randomized control trial (RCT) in 166 adolescents with dyslipidemia for the effect of 6 months of maximum dose 3 g daily oral l-carnitine supplementation (CS+) versus placebo (CS-) on aortic stiffness measured as carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (CFPWV) and pulse pressure (PP); lipid concentrations (total cholesterol, HDL-C, triglycerides, and LDL-C) and serum fatty acid oxidation biomarkers by metabolomic analysis. Conclusions: The simultaneous evaluation of endogenous carnitine genetic effects and exogenous l-carnitine supplementation may facilitate future therapies for youth with cardiometabolic derangement to arrest atherosclerotic changes.

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Arterial stiffnessBlood pressureGeneticsLipidMetabolomics

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PMID37448910
PMCPMC10338141
OpenAlexW4382792200

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