[Substantiation of the use of L-carnitine for the treatment of alcoholism]

Eksp Klin Farmakol. 2004 Sep-Oct;67(5):51-5.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Available experimental and clinical data on the role of the L-carnitine system in the organism of mammals in the state of alcohol intoxication are summarized. Possible mechanisms of the protective action of L-carnitine in cases of alcohol injury are considered.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alcoholism / drug therapy*
  • Alcoholism / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Carnitine / administration & dosage*
  • Carnitine / metabolism
  • Central Nervous System Depressants / administration & dosage
  • Central Nervous System Depressants / metabolism
  • Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
  • Ethanol / administration & dosage
  • Ethanol / metabolism
  • Humans

Substances

  • Central Nervous System Depressants
  • Ethanol
  • Carnitine