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the title of their talk.
Plenary Session I: The Carnitine
System in Human Metabolism
Chair: Marc R. Blackman, Scientific Director for Clinical Research,
NCCAM, NIH
9:20 am |
The Role of the Carnitine
System in Human Metabolism |
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Daniel
W. Foster (PDF, 913 KB)
Department of Internal Medicine, University
of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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10:20 am |
Break
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SESSION 1: CARNITINE PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY:
THE BASICS
Chair: Marc R. Blackman, Scientific Director for Clinical Research,
NCCAM, NIH
10:35 am |
Structure and Function of
Carnitine Acyltransfrases |
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Liang Tong (PDF, 1
MB)
Movie 1 (Quicktime,
4 MB)
Movie 2 (Quicktime,
5 MB)
Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia
University, New York, New York
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11:05 am |
Overview of Physiological
and Pharmacological Actions |
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Charles
J. Rebouche (PDF, 984 KB)
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics,
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa |
SESSION 2: CARNITINE
REPLACEMENT
Chair: Paul Coates, Director, Office of Dietary
Supplements (ODS), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
11:35 am |
Carnitine Deficiency Disorders
in Children |
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Charles
Stanley (PDF, 181 KB)
Department of Pediatrics, University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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12:05 pm |
Lunch (lunch vouchers
for Bldg. 45 cafeteria for non-federal attendees; federal attendees
on own for lunch)
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1:30 pm |
Carnitine Replacement in End-Stage
Renal Disease and Hemodialysis |
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Menotti
Calvani (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite
S.p.A., Rome, Italy |
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SESSION 3: CARNITINE EFFECTS ON MUSCLE:
SKELETAL, CARDIAC, OR SMOOTH
Chair: Rebecca Costello, Deputy Director,
Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
2:00 pm |
Carnitine and Sports Medicine:
Use or Abuse? |
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Eric
P. Brass (PDF, 113 KB)
Center for Clinical Pharmacology, Department
of Medicine, Harbor-UCL, Torrance, California
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2:30 pm |
Therapeutic Effects of L-Carnitine
and Propionyl-L-Carnitine on Cardiovascular Diseases: A Review |
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Roberto
Ferrari (PDF, 3.4 MB)
Cattedra di Cardiologia, Universitá
degli Studi di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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3:00 pm |
Carnitine and Peripheral Arterial
Disease |
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William
R. Hiatt (PDF, 493 KB)
University of Colorado Health Sciences
Center, Denver, Colorado
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3:30 pm |
Break |
SESSION 4: CARNITINE, FAT METABOLISM AND
OBESITY
Chair: Michael J. Quon, Chief, Diabetes Unit,
Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, NCCAM, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
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Plenary Session II: Carnitine and Acyl-Carnitines
In Aging
Chair: Husseini Manji, Director,
Molecular Pathology, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH),
NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
8:30 am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast
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9:00 am |
Delaying the Mitochondrial Decay
of Aging With Acetyl Carnitine |
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Bruce
N. Ames (PDF, 1.12 MB)
University of California, Berkeley, California
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10:00 am |
Break |
SESSION 5: CARNITINE, IMMUNITY, AND HIV INFECTION
Chair: Carlos Zarate, NIMH, NIH, Bethesda,
Maryland
10:15 am |
Immunomodulatory Properties of Carnitine |
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Claudio
De Simone (PDF, 578 KB)
Department of Experimental Medicine, University
of L' Aquila, Rome, Italy
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10:45 am |
Acetyl-L-Carnitine for the Treatment of
Lipoatrophy in HIV: Infected Patients Taking Antiretroviral
Drugs |
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Mariana
Gerschenson (PDF, 862 KB)
Division of Heart and Vascular Diseases,
NHLBI/NIH, Bethesda, Maryland |
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SESSION 6: NEW PERSPECTIVES IN CARNITINE
RESEARCH
Chairs: George P. Chrousos, Chief, Pediatrics
and Reproductive Endocrinology Branch, NICHD, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
11:15 am |
Carnitine, A Nutritional Modulator of the
Glucocorticoid Receptor |
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Salvatore
Alesci (PDF, 702 KB)
CNE/NIMH & PREB/NICHD, NIH, Bethesda,
Maryland
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11:45 am |
Effects of Carnitine on Thyroid Hormone
Action |
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Salvatore
Benvenga (PDF, 381 KB)
Cattedra di Endocrinologia, University
of Messina School of Medicine, Messina, Italy
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12:15 pm |
Lunch (lunch vouchers
for Bldg. 45 cafeteria for non-federal attendees; federal attendees
on own for lunch)
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1:30 pm |
Carnitine and Cancer |
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Ricardo
A. Cruciani (PDF, 123 KB)
Beth Israel Medical Center, Department
of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, New York, New York
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2:00 pm |
Carnitine and Male Infertility |
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Marc
R. Blackman (PDF, 250 KB)
NCCAM, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
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2:30 pm |
L-Carnitine Ameliorates Vascular
Dysfunction Caused by Elevated Free Fatty Acids
Helmet
Steinberg (PDF,
119 KB)
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana
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3:00 pm |
Break |
SUMMARY AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
3:15 pm |
Panel Discussion
Moderator: George P. Chrousos, NICHD, NIH |
Bruce N. Ames |
Paul Coates |
Menotti Calvani |
Charles Stanley |
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CONCLUDING REMARKS
Accreditations
The American College of Nutrition is accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing
medical education for physicians.
The American College
of Nutrition designates this continuing medical education activity
for 12.5 CME credit hours in Category 1 of the Physician's Recognition
Award of the American Medical Association.
The Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists
(CBNS) authorizes 13.5 CNE credits hours for Certified Nutrition
Specialists (CNS).
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