Isovalerylcarnitine

There are 8 papers on isovalerylcarnitine in aging research: 6 observational studies in people, 1 in animals.

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“3-dehydrocarnitine and isovalerylcarnitine with HGS were significant after Bonferroni correction with a threshold of P < 1.82 × 10- 4”
The causal relationship of human blood metabolites with the components of Sarcopenia: a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysisBMC geriatrics2024doi:10.1186/s12877-024-04938-x
  • Humans6
  • Animals1
  • In silico1

Effects

2

Muscle function-mass

mediatesin humans1

1 study
  1. Isovalerylcarnitine is linked with muscle function-mass in humans (cis-eQTL of SLC22A5 in skeletal muscle) (mediation proportion 67.6%).

    “Isovalerylcarnitine (C5) mediated the causal effect of the cis-eQTL of SLC22A5 in skeletal muscle on MF-M GSEM, with a mediation proportion of 67.6% (FDR-adjusted P < 0.05).”

    Humanscis-eQTL of SLC22A5 in skeletal muscleskeletal muscle

    Dissecting Immune Mechanisms Underlying Sarcopenia Using Multi-omics Approaches

    Calcified tissue international

Grip strength

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1 study
  1. Isovalerylcarnitine is linked with worse grip strength in humans (β = -1.51 kg, 95% CI -2.31 to -0.71).

    “grip strength: β = -1.51 kg, 95% CI = -2.31~-0.71, PIVW = 2.19 × 10−4”

    Humans

    Genetically Predicted Levels of Serum Metabolites and Risk of Sarcopenia: A Mendelian Randomization Study

    Nutrients

Associations

3

Sarcopenia

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2 studies
  1. Isovalerylcarnitine is linked with a higher risk of sarcopenia in humans (OR 4.00, 95% CI 1.11-14.52).

    “isovalerylcarnitine (sarcopenia: odds ratio [OR] = 4.00, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.11~14.52, PIVW = 0.034”

    Humans

    Genetically Predicted Levels of Serum Metabolites and Risk of Sarcopenia: A Mendelian Randomization Study

    Nutrients

  2. Isovalerylcarnitine is associated with sarcopenia in humans.

    “The level of isovalerylcarnitine (C5) was associated with the presence of sarcopenia and SMI.”

    Humansserummalesn = 246

    Specific lysophosphatidylcholine and acylcarnitine related to sarcopenia and its components in older men

    BMC geriatrics

More on Sarcopenia

Grip strength

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Isovalerylcarnitine is associated with grip strength in humans (two-sample Mendelian randomization) (P < 1.82 × 10- 4).

    “3-dehydrocarnitine and isovalerylcarnitine with HGS were significant after Bonferroni correction with a threshold of P < 1.82 × 10- 4”

    Humanstwo-sample Mendelian randomization

    The causal relationship of human blood metabolites with the components of Sarcopenia: a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis

    BMC geriatrics

High intrinsic aerobic capacity

upin rats1

1 study
  1. High intrinsic aerobic capacity is associated with isovalerylcarnitine in rats.

    “high aerobic capacity is associated with an accumulation of isovalerylcarnitine in muscle and serum at rest”

    Animalsskeletal muscle

    Interactive effects of aging and aerobic capacity on energy metabolism-related metabolites of serum, skeletal muscle, and white adipose tissue

    GeroScience

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