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J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) ; 66(2): 136-149, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32350175

RESUMO

The acute metabolic effect of low dosages of L-carnitine under fat-mobilizing conditions was investigated. Healthy subjects (Study 1: n=5; Study 2: n=6) were asked to fast overnight. Then, 30 min of aerobic exercise on a cycle ergometer was performed after supplementation, followed by a 3.5-h sedentary recovery phase. The following ingestion patterns were used: Study 1 (i) noningestion, (ii) 750 mg of L-carnitine (LC), and (iii) 750 mg of LC+50 g of carbohydrate (CHO); Study 2 (iv) noningestion, (v) 500 mg of LC, (vi) 30 mg of CoQ10, and (vii) 500 mg of LC+30 mg of CoQ10. The energy expenditure (EE) and nonprotein respiratory quotient (npRQ) were measured during the pre-exercise, postexercise, and recovery periods. Serum free carnitine, acetylcarnitine, total carnitine (Study 1 and 2), and ketone bodies (Study 2) were measured. The 750 mg LC treatment significantly facilitated fat oxidation during the recovery phases (p<0.05) without elevating EE. The higher fat oxidation associated with LC was completely suppressed by CHO. CoQ10 affected neither npRQ nor EE. npRQ was significantly correlated with the serum total ketone bodies (R=-0.68, p<0.001) and acetylcarnitine (R=-0.61--0.70, p<0.001). The highest correlation was found between acetylcarnitine and total ketone bodies immediately after exercise (R=0.85, p<0.001). In conclusion, LC enhanced liver fat utilization and ketogenesis in an acute manner without stimulating EE under fat-mobilizing conditions.


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Carnitina/farmacologia , Metabolismo Energético , Exercício Físico/fisiologia , Corpos Cetônicos/sangue , Lipólise/efeitos dos fármacos , Fígado/efeitos dos fármacos , Acetilcarnitina/sangue , Tecido Adiposo/metabolismo , Adulto , Ciclismo , Carnitina/administração & dosagem , Carnitina/sangue , Carboidratos da Dieta , Método Duplo-Cego , Feminino , Humanos , Fígado/metabolismo , Masculino , Músculo Esquelético/metabolismo , Oxirredução , Projetos Piloto , Respiração , Ubiquinona/análogos & derivados , Ubiquinona/farmacologia , Adulto Jovem
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Free Radic Biol Med ; 49(4): 674-81, 2010 Aug 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20621580

RESUMO

We previously reported that superoxide generated in the ovary induces apoptosis of granulosa cells to break down follicular walls, thereby supporting ovulation in rodents, and suggested that oxidative stress underlies the mechanism of ovarian aging. To test this hypothesis, we successfully induced ovulation repeatedly in mice by sequentially administrating pregnant mare serum gonadotropin, human chorionic gonadotropin, and prostaglandin F2alpha. Kinetic analysis revealed that the number of ovulated oocytes decreased significantly with repeated cycles of ovulation with a concomitant decrease in the gene expression of mitochondrial transcription factor A and nuclear respiratory factor 1 and an increase in oocytes having abnormally distributed mitochondria. Repeated ovulation decreased the amounts of mitochondrial DNA and increased 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine in oocytes. Cell culture analysis of the in vivo fertilized oocytes revealed that their maturation from two cells to blastocyst was inhibited significantly by repeated ovulation. All these events induced by repeated ovulation were suppressed by oral administration of L-carnitine. These results suggest that oxidative stress associated with ovulation underlies the mechanism of ovarian aging and that L-carnitine may have therapeutic potential in patients with infertility and increased incidence of aneuploidy and to suppress impaired maturation of zygotes frequently observed in childbearing at an advanced age.


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Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Oócitos/metabolismo , Ovário/metabolismo , Indução da Ovulação/métodos , Estresse Oxidativo , Animais , Gonadotropina Coriônica/administração & dosagem , Dinoprosta/administração & dosagem , Feminino , Gonadotropinas Equinas/administração & dosagem , Humanos , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos ICR , Mitocôndrias/química , Oócitos/ultraestrutura , Ovário/enzimologia , Ovário/ultraestrutura
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