In contrast, L-carnitine has been shown to activate mTOR signaling in the skeletal muscle of rats (Keller et al., 2013) and piglets (Madsen et al., 2018)
Funding This work was supported by a McGill University Faculty of Medicine Startup grant and by a Canada Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant to DL (#168959) and in part by the Fonds de la Recherche Qubec-Sant (FRQ-S): Rseau SIDA/Maladies infectieuses and Thrapie cellulaire
References Alali, S., Al-Otaibi, W., Ashodian, K., Achour, N., Almulla, A., & Mutlaq, H
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GCLC activation assay using -lipoic acid To evaluate the effect of enhancing glutathione pathway activity on tissue regeneration, an experimental regimen using -lipoic acid, a known activator of GCLC (the rate-limiting enzyme of glutathione synthesis), was administered to a subset of animals
