Research Article
L-Carnitine Improves the Asthma Control in Children with Moderate Persistent Asthma
Table 5
Emergency room visit, total hospital admissions, blood eosinophils, and serum IgE in patient subgroups before and after carnitine supplementation and the placebo group.
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(*) is significant There were significant decreases in the frequency of emergency room visit, total hospital admissions, and the intake of oral steroids between L-Carnitine-supplemented children compared to placebo group during the study period. The blood eosinophils % decreased significantly after treatment with L-Carnitine in asthmatic group. It was significantly lower in L-Carnitine treatment group than in placebo group. Serum Ig E showed no significant difference in treatment and placebo group (both before and after treatment). |