Component
Human microbiome-dependent TMAO response to carnitine
Human microbiome-dependent TMAO response to carnitine
1 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
How nutrients influence it
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What it does
Every recorded relationship this component is part of, grouped by its role. Plain wording comes first; the technical statement follows.
What acts on it
Antibiotic suppression of gut microbes markedly reduced TMAO production after a labeled carnitine challenge.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary full text: relevant Results/Methods and figure descriptions reviewed; supplements only where explicitly stated.
- experimental_contrast
- {"intervention": "Microbiota suppression during carnitine challenge", "comparator": "Same challenge before suppression", "endpoint": "Antibiotic suppression of gut microbes markedly reduced TMAO production after a labeled carnitine challenge.", "effect_direction": "decrease", "combination": "single", "conditions": []} Explicit extracted experimental comparison; source-derived draft.
- experimental_model
- Human isotope challenge before/after antibiotic suppression and recovery; Koeth et al. 2013.
- interpretation_status
- Source-derived curation with stated access limits; ungraded, not independent replication.
- limitations
- Limited to the recorded preparation, model, exposure and endpoint. Does not establish a human dietary deficiency, clinical benefit or unique molecular mediation.
- nutrient_topic
- Acetyl-L-carnitine collection; exact intervention and molecular form govern interpretation. · Acetyl-L-carnitine
- plain_language
- Antibiotic suppression of gut microbes markedly reduced TMAO production after a labeled carnitine challenge.
- primary_references
- Intestinal microbiota metabolism of L-carnitine, a nutrient in red meat, promotes atherosclerosis. | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23563705/ | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3650111/ | https://doi.org/10.1038/nm.3145
- source_locator
- Reviewed reference carnitine-microbiome; The intervention was L-carnitine, not ALCAR. Mouse atherosclerosis and human cardiovascular associations in the paper are separate findings; neither proves an ALCAR cardiovascular outcome.
Acetyl-L-carnitine: detailed mechanisms of action (reviewed 6 October 2026) · lines 136–142
AI-assisted original review of primary studies and clearly identified official records. Exact primary access is stated; no independent replication is claimed. · supports · Human isotope challenge before/after antibiotic suppression and recovery; Koeth et al. 2013. · Recorded from source · Recorded from source
### carnitine-microbiome Antibiotic suppression of gut microbes markedly reduced TMAO production after a labeled carnitine challenge. The intervention was L-carnitine, not ALCAR. Mouse atherosclerosis and human cardiovascular associations in the paper are separate findings; neither proves an ALCAR cardiovascular outcome. Model and exposure: Human isotope challenge before/after antibiotic suppression and recovery; Koeth et al. 2013. Limitations: Limited to the recorded preparation, model, exposure and endpoint. Does not establish a human dietary deficiency, clinical benefit or unique molecular mediation. Reference: Intestinal microbiota metabolism of L-carnitine, a nutrient in red meat, promotes atherosclerosis. | 2013 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23563705/ | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3650111/ | https://doi.org/10.1038/nm.3145 | Access: Primary full text: relevant Results/Methods and figure descriptions reviewed; supplements only where explicitly stated.
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Situations it appears in
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