Carnosine and inflammation
What 2 graded rows on carnosine agree on for inflammation, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
Consensus finder Rows from the Carnosine page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides
What the rows agree on
Each block and row is one graded row from the Carnosine page, with its PubMed record.
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Carnosine and inflammation
2 rows · 391 peopleSplit. 1 row found an improvement and 1 found no difference.
- CGrade C× 1
- DGrade D× 1
- Rows
- 2
- Trials
- 10
- People
- 391
- Pooled reviews may count some twice
Where they differ
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade C, is a meta-analysis of 350 people (2024) and found an improvement.
The row that found an improvement was larger: 350 people, against 41 people for the row that found no difference.
The row that found an improvement is a pooled review of several trials; the row that found no difference is a single study.
The best grade is C among the row that found an improvement, and D among the row that found no difference.
The rows
1 improved · 1 no difference- CGrade CInflammation and oxidative-stress markers (pooled) · Improved
Meta-analysis, 9 studies · n 350 · 2024 · Participants in 9 trials
Varied across trials · Varied across trials
CRP fell by 0.97 mg/L, TNF-α by 3.60 pg/mL and malondialdehyde by 0.34 µmol/L, and catalase rose, versus placebo; IL-6, adiponectin, glutathione, SOD and total antioxidant capacity did not change.
- DGrade DInflammatory markers and adipokines · No difference
RCT · n 41 · 2024 · Adults with prediabetes or well-controlled type 2 diabetes (completers)
2 g/day · 14 weeks
Changes in CRP, IL-6, TNF-α, adiponectin, leptin and other markers did not differ from placebo.