Compounds like AOD-9604 , 5-amino-1MQ , and tesofensine each work through different metabolic pathways
The review highlighted some of the limitations in the research in this field, including a reliance on animal studies for mechanistic insights, which may not fully reflect human biology

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To investigate the effect of hypocarnitinemia on MAD efficacy, we assessed the percentage change in the number of seizures between patients with low free carnitine and normal free carnitine for each follow up timepoint
Studied in lipodystrophy and metabolic dysfunction models for depot-specific adipose tissue effects