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Administration of a combination of mitochondrial targeting nutrients, including carnitine, suggested carnitine may be effective in improving immune function in type 2 diabetes through enhancement of mitochondrial function, decreased oxidative damage, and delayed cell death in the immune organs and blood [81]

Josef-Hospital, Katholisches Klinikum Bochum gGmbH, Ruhr University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany Nissen, Steven E Other Affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Coordinating Center for Clinical Research (C5Research) and Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland, OH Sattar, Naveed ORCID: Other Affiliation: School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom Zinman, Bernard Other Affiliation: University of Toronto, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada Zoungas, Sophia ORCID: Other Affiliation: Victorian Heart Institute, Monash University, VIC, Melbourne, Australia Basile, Jan Other Affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina, Ralph H
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