| Toxicity of NRTIs | References | Effect of carnitine | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
Metabolism | Impairment of β-oxidation cycle | [1] | Long-chain fatty acids carrier | [55] |
 | Accumulation of long-chain fatty acids into the cytosol | [34] | Protection of cytochrome c oxidase from octanoic acid-induced damage | [61] |
 | Decrease in ATP concentration | [32] | Cofactor of the electron chain from complex I-V | [60] |
 | Decreased electron-chain transport | [32] |  |  |
 | γDNA polymerase damage | [33] |  |  |
 | NAD+/NADH impairment |  |  |  |
Apoptosis | Increased apoptosis | Decreased global apoptosis | ||
 | Overexpression of the receptor Fas | [38] | Decreased ceramide generation | |
 |  |  | Decreased mitochondrial apoptosis | [49] |
 |  |  | Link with Bcl2? | [50] |