Concomitant administration of Carnitene with drugs that induce hypocarnitinemia due to increased renal carnitine loss (valproic acid, prodrugs containing pivalic acid, cephalosporins, cisplatin, carboplatin and ifosfamide) may increase the risk of hypocarnitinemia
Another deleterious pathology associated with mTOR activation is insulin resistance which can lead to suppressed glucose metabolism and insufficient ATP production (Di Domenico et al
Alternative therapies such as healthier diets, exercise, meditation and so forth may hold some benefit and are certainly unlikely to do much harm, but there are no alternative therapies we are aware of with a body of research evidence behind them
Values are represented by cell index numbers, which are a dimensionless unit of measurement representing the measurement of zero impedance when cells are absent and increasing as cells adhere, spread and divide, and analysed using RTCA software (Roche)