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Clik here to view.Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) is a form of vitamin B3 closely related to Niacin that is showing great promise for it’s ability to raise NAD+ levels in older humans, back to the levels normally found in youth to prevent and repair damage to various organs in the body.
NAD+ is a key co-enzyme that enables the mitochondria to power and repair damage in every cell of our bodies.
WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM SAFE DOSAGE
There have been numerous studies of NR and NMN in mice that showed no negative side effects in Human Equivalent Dosages (HED) of 2.1 to 17 grams per day
- Nicotinamide Riboside restores recognition in Alzheimers Mice
- Nicotinamide Riboside improves metabolic health in mice exposed to a high fat diet
- NAD+ repletion improves stem cell function and enhances life span in mice
- Research shows Nicotinamide Riboside prevents liver cancer in mice
- Nicotinamide Riboside reverses Fatty Liver Disease in Mice
- Nicotinamide Riboside Opposes Type 2 Diabetes and Neuropathy in Mice
The FDA recently granted GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status on the basis of this clinical study, which showed “no observed adverse effect level was 300 mg/kg/day.”
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Clik here to view.Using the chart here from the FDA guidelines for calculating this to HED of 2880 mg for a 130lb person.
With the FDA required 10x safety factor, that would equate to a dose of 288 mg per day for a 130lb human.
That is likely the limit on what sellers will recommend, but many people have been taking 500-1,000mg a day with no noticeable side effects.
The 10x safety factor required by the FDA results in a safe dosage of 288 mg a day, although many people take much more and few if any side effects are reported at 1,000 mg a day or less
WHAT DOSAGE IS MOST EFFECTIVE
FIRST PUBLISHED RESEARCH ON NR IMPACT TO NAD+ IN HUMANS
The first published research to date that measures the NR supplementation increase in NAD+ levels in humans by Dr Charles Brenner is also documented in the Phd dissertation by Samuel AJ Trammel at the University of Iowa.
Experiment #1
In the first experiment, one Human subject was given a single dose 1,000 mg of NR each morning for 7 days. Blood levels of NAD+ and metabolites were 9 times the first day and every 24 hours thereafter.
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From the results shown in chart above, we see NAD+ levels did not rise until 4 hours after ingesting, peaked at around 8 hours, and remained elevated up to 24 hours.
Experiment #2
The second experiment involving human subjects included 12 individuals that were given 100,300, or 1,000 mg of NR with a washout period of 7 days between doses. Blood levels of NAD+ were recorded at 1, 2, 4, 8, and 24 hours.
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100 mg per day
This chart shows 100mg per day (purple) elevates NAD+ levels around 4 hours, dropping significantly by 8 hours and continuing to decline throughout the 24 hours.
300 mg per day
The numbers in this line (red) are slightly elevated at 8 hours, then continue rising to 24 hours.
It appears that a dosage of 300mg achieved the same NAD+ increase as 1,000 mg at the 24 hour mark.
1,000 mg per day
This line (black) looks very similar to the first test with one subject given 1,000 mg daily.
Increased NAD+ noted at 4 hours, with maximum increase reached around 8 hour. It appears NAD+ levels remain at that maximum through 24 hours.
We can see that at all dosages the NAD+ levels were elevated somewhat within 4 hours.
It does appear an upper limit was reached after which, additional NR did not raise NAD+ any further.
Dr Brenner points to the increased NAAD levels that coincide with the peak of NAD+ and suggest NAAD acts as an “overflow pool”, that may later be converted to NAD+ if needed.
Do other Metabolites of NAD+ matter?
The author notes that supplementation with Nicotinamide Riboside elevates the level of many NAD+ metabolites at different rates:
“Because every NAD+ metabolite can be converted to one or more other metabolites, snapshots of the levels of NAD+ , nicotinamide (Nam) or any other NAD+ metabolite without assessment of the NAD+ metabolome on a common scale has the potential to be misleading.”
NAAD is much higher in the 1000mg subjects. However, the first study implies there is a limit to the possible increase of NAD+. Despite repeated usage over seven days, NAD+ tops out.
The second study shows that at 24 hours, NAD+ is elevated by approximately the same amount in the 300mg and 1,000mg test subjects.
Conclusion: The maximum effect appears to be achieved at some dosage around 300mg per day.
Note: Subjects in this study were healthy and between 30-55 years of age. Older, sicker subjects might benefit from higher dosages. The Elysium Basis testing with older individuals (below) will hopefully shed more light on this.
SECOND STUDY OF NR EFFECT – ELDERLY PATIENTS TAKING ELYSIUM HEALTH BASIS
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Clik here to view.Research to prove Benefits and Safety for Elysium Health Basis brand of Nicotinamide Riboside
This recently complete, but not yet published study tracked 120 elderly subjects (60-80yrs age) over 8 weeks monitored blood and heart parameters to ensure safety.
They also measured NAD+ levels and several physical performance tests.
Completed in July 2016 but not yet published, it was sponsored by Elysium Health, manufacturer of Basis Nicotinamide Riboside.
A single capsule of BASIS is 125 mg of Nicotinamide Riboside, along with 50 mg of Pterostilbene.
Participants received either placebo, 1, or 2 capsules of BASIS
Elysium Health did issue a press release that states that 125 mg of NR (plus pterostilbene) resulted in a 40% increase in blood NAD+ levels that was maintained throughout the 8 weeks of the study.
The 250 mg dosage resulted in an increase that was “significantly higher” than the 125 mg dose, and reached 90% at one of the 4 checkpoints (4 weeks).
Since the increase from the 250 mg dosages reached a plateau at 4 weeks, and dropped afterwards, implies that a higher dosage probably would not be any more effective.
This rather speculative interpretation agrees with the results in Study #1 that the most effective dosage is higher than 125 mg, but has peaked out at 250mg a day
Conclusion: Most people will likely get the maximum NAD+ increase at 250mg per day
NAD+ METABOLISM IN HUMANS
NAD+ is synthesized in humans by several different molecules (precursors), thru 2 different pathways:
De Novo Pathway
- Tryptophan
- Nicotinic Acid (NA)
Salvage Pathway
- NAM – Nicotinamide
- NR – Nicotinamide Riboside
- NMN – Nicotinamide MonoNucleotide
The NAD+ supply is not stagnant – it is constantly being consumed and replenished, with the entire NAD+ pool being turned over 2-4 times per day (14).
This recycling is through the salvage pathway, where the enzyme Nampt catalyzes NAM to NMN, which is then metabolized to NAD+.Image may be NSFW.
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Nampt is the rate-limiting step in the salvage process (97).
Many studies have confirmed the importance of Nampt in maintaining sufficient NAD+ levels, such as the quote below from a 2016 study that used mice lacking Nampt in muscle fiber:
“NAD content of muscle was decreased by ~85% confirmed the prevailing view that the salvage route of NAD synthesis from NAM sustains the vast majority of the NAD” (97)
These mice exhibited normal muscle strength and endurance while young, but deteriorated rapidly as they aged which confirmed Nampt is critical to maintaining NAD+ levels.
As we age, Nampt enzyme activity is lower, resulting in less NAM recycling, less NAD+, more disease and aging (97,101).
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NR had been known for decades, but was not thought to be that important until 2004 when Dr. Charles Brenner discovered the enzyme NRK1 can phosphorylate NR directly to NMN, bypassing the Nampt “bottleneck” (100).
This newly discovered “shortcut” in the NAD+ salvage pathway found that NR can be metabolized directly to NMN to boost NAD+ levels more effectively than NAM.
MOST NR IS FIRST METABOLIZED TO NAM
When taken orally as a supplement, most NR does not make it through the digestive system intact, but is broken down to NAM (97,98,99).
Even when taken at very high dosages, NR has not been detected in the bloodstream in any research (97,98,99).
“This evidence indicates that NR is converted to NAM before absorption occurs and that this reaction is the rate-limiting step ” (98)
“NR has been shown be converted to Nam before being absorbed or reaching tissues” (99)
“we were surprised to find that NR exerts only a subtle influence on the steady state concentration of NAD in muscles. Our tracer studies suggest that this is largely attributable to breakdown of orally delivered NR into NAM prior to reaching the muscle. ” (97)
Note:NAM does elevate NAD+, but is on the “wrong” side of the Nampt bottleneck, which limits it’s effectiveness
HUMAN STUDY ON NR BIOAVAILABILITY
The following five charts are all from the thesis published by Samuel Alan Trammell in 2016 under supervision by Dr Brenner:
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This chart above shows the impact on NAD+ metabolites over time for a 52 year old human after ingesting 1000mg of NR daily for 7 days.
NAD+ levels begin to rise at 4.1 hours, and peak at 8.1 hours.
NAM levels double at .6 hours and have a second peak at 7.7 hours, long before NAD+ levels are elevated.
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This chart at right shows metabolites found in urine of the subject from the same experiment as above.
The red box shows NAM is elevated more than 10x baseline at the same time point that NAD+ is elevated, which implies that NR has elevated NAM to such an extent that excess NAM is excreted in urine.
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This chart a left shows impact of NR, NA, and NAM supplementation on blood plasma NAD+ (b), and NAM (d) levels in 12 human subjects.
The red line at 2 hours shows NR supplementation increases NAM perhaps 3x (d), but has not yet elevated NAD+(b).
The 2 hour mark also is the point at which NAM supplementation begins to increase NAD+ levels (b).
The blue line at 8 hours is when both NR (b) and NAM (d) supplementation reach peak NAD+ increase.
Lastly, the green bar and black bar in chart b show that NAM elevates NAD+ slightly less than NR.
NR elevated NAD+ slightly more than NAM, but is much slower acting
MOUSE STUDIES ON NR BIOAVAILABILITY
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The chart above shows the result on NAD+ metabolism of 15 mice fed NR by oral gavage at a dose of 185 mg/kg of bodyweight.
The NR was synthesized with heavy atoms of deuterium at the ribosyl C2 and 13C on the Nam side, to allow tracking.
The measurement at 2 hours shows 54% of the NAD+ has the single heavy molecule (white bar, M+1). This 54% was likely broken down to NAM first, losing the second labelled heavy atom.
At the same time point, 5% of the NAD+ had both labels (Grey bar, M+2).
This 5% of NR made it through the digestive tract intact and was metabolized through the shortcut from NR -> NMN -> NAD+, vs 54% that had been through NR -> NAM -> NMN -> NAD+.
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The chart above shows the impact of the same double labeled NR on mouse liver, but this time after IP (Intraperitoneal) Injection.
Note the dramatic difference in the ratio of labelled M+2 over M+1. IP results in much higher levels of intact NR (M+2) being metabolized to NAD+, whereas Oral NR shows far more M+1 labelled NR to NAD+.
This different behavior in IP vs oral NR supplementation also implies oral NR is partially metabolized to NAM before conversion to NAD+.
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The above chart shows the resultant increase in select NAD+ metabolites of mice fed NR (unlabeled) at 185 mg/kg of bodyweight.
As noted by the authors, NR and NAR are the only NAD+ precursors tested that did NOT result in elevated levels of the precursor in the liver.
Here is one last quote in discussion section from the Trammell thesis:
“NR has not been detected in the blood cell fraction nor in plasma …NR varied and displayed no response to NR administration … but was detected after IP of double labeled NR in liver (Figure 5.7) and muscle (Figure 5.9), revealing NR does circulate”
They are saying that NR is found in small quantities in the liver, but is not detectable in bloodstream. Oral supplementation with NR did not show any increase in NR in the body. However, Injection (IP) of NR does result in a detectable increase of NR in muscle and Liver. So NR does circulate in the bloodstream when injected, but has not yet been detected upon oral supplementation.
The timing and amplitude of the increases in metabolites noted above imply that:
- Oral NR does not result in a detectable increase of NR in the body
- It’s likely a majority of the increase in NAD+ is due to NR->NAM->NAD+.
Note: NAM does elevate NAD+, but is on the “wrong” side of the Nampt bottleneck, which limits it’s effectiveness
NICOTINAMIDE RIBOSIDE DOSAGE – SUMMARY
Further testing with larger sample sizes and more data points is underway that will give a much better estimate on the most effective dosage. For now, some conclusions on dosage we see are:
- A single dose of NR does increase NAD+ levels
- NAD+ levels remain elevated 24 hours after a single dose.
- There is an upper limit on the increase of NAD+ levels with NR supplementation
- Maximum NAD+ elevation is maintained at a dosage higher than 250 mg per day – likely close to 500mg per day
- It appears that a single daily dose may be just as effective as 2 smaller dosages.
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- Detection and pharmacological modulation of nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) in vitro and in vivo (Formentini, 2009)
- AMPK regulates energy expenditure by modulating NAD+ metabolism and SIRT1 activity (Cato, 2009)
- A possibility of nutriceuticals as an anti-aging intervention: activation of sirtuins by promoting mammalian NAD biosynthesis (Imai, 2010)
- NAD blocks high glucose induced mesangial hypertrophy via activation of the sirtuins-AMPK-mTOR pathway (Zhuo, 2011)
- Nicotinamide Mononucleotide, a Key NAD+ Intermediate, Treats the Pathophysiology of Diet- and Age-Induced Diabetes in Mice (Yoshino, 2011)
- The NAD (+) precursor nicotinamide riboside enhances oxidative metabolism and protects against high-fat diet-induced obesity(Canto, 2012 )
- NAD⁺ repletion improves mitochondrial and stem cell function and enhances life span in mice. (Zhang, 2016)
- Declining NAD+ Induces a Pseudohypoxic State Disrupting Nuclear-Mitochondrial Communication during Aging (Gomes, Sinclair,2013)
- Nicotinamide mononucleotide, an intermediate of NAD+ synthesis, protects the heart from ischemia and repercussion (Yamamoto, 2014)
- NAD+ and sirtuins in aging and disease (Imai, 2014)
- Effective treatment of mitochondrial myopathy by nicotinamide riboside, a vitamin B3 (Khan, 2014)
- Effect of nicotinamide mononucleotide on brain mitochondrial respiratory deficits in an Alzheimer’s disease-relevant murine model (Long, 2015)
- NAD+ metabolism and the control of energy homeostasis – a balancing act between mitochondria and the nucleus (Canto, 2015)
- NAD+ metabolism: Bioenergetics, signaling and manipulation for therapy (Yang, 2016)
- NAD+ replenishment improves lifespan and healthspan in ataxia telangiectasia models via mitophagy and DNA repair( Fang, 2016 )
- Nicotinamide riboside is uniquely and orally bioavailable in mice and humans(Trammell, 2016a )
- Nicotinamide riboside opposes type 2 diabetes and neuropathy in mice(Trammell, 2016b )
- β-Nicotinamide Mononucleotide, an Anti-Aging Candidate Compound, Is Retained in the Body for Longer than Nicotinamide in Rats (Kawamura, 2016)
- The first human clinical study for NMN has started in Japan (Tsubota, 2016)
- Nicotinamide mononucleotide protects against β-amyloid oligomer-induced cognitive impairment and neuronal death (Wang, 2016)
- Head to Head Comparison of Short-Term Treatment with the NAD(+) Precursor Nicotinamide Mononucleotide (NMN) and 6 Weeks of Exercise in Obese Female Mice (Uddin, 2016)
- Long-Term Administration of Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Mitigates Age-Associated Physiological Decline in Mice (Mills, 2016)
- Nicotinamide mononucleotide supplementation reverses vascular dysfunction and oxidative stress with aging in mice (de Picciotto, 2016)
- Nicotinamide mononucleotide inhibits JNK activation to reverse Alzheimer disease (Yao, 2017)
- Nicotinamide mononucleotide requires SIRT3 to improve cardiac function and bioenergetics in a Friedreich’s ataxia cardiomyopathy model (Martin, 2017)
- Nicotinamide Mononucleotide, an NAD+ Precursor, Rescues Age-Associated Susceptibility to AKI in a Sirtuin 1-Dependent Manner (Guan, 2017)
- Nicotinamide mononucleotide attenuates brain injury after intracerebral hemorrhage by activating Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway (Wei, 2017)
- Short-term administration of Nicotinamide Mononucleotide preserves cardiac mitochondrial homeostasis and prevents heart failure (Zhang, 2017)
- Modulating NAD+ metabolism, from bench to bedside (Auwerx, 2017)
- Aspects of Tryptophan and Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide in Immunity: A New Twist in an Old Tale. (Rodriguez, 2017)
- Vitamin B3 modulates mitochondrial vulnerability and prevents glaucoma in aged mice (Williams, 2017)
- NAMPT-mediated NAD biosynthesis as the internal timing mechanism: In NAD+ World, time is running in its own way (Poljsak, 2017)
- Effect of “Nicotinamide Mononucleotide” (NMN) on Cardiometabolic Function (NMN)
- The dynamic regulation of NAD metabolism in mitochondria (Stein, 2012)
- Novel NAD+ metabolomic technologies and their applications to Nicotinamide Riboside interventions (Trammel, 2016)
- Long-term moderate calorie restriction inhibits inflammation without impairing cell-mediated immunity: a randomized controlled trial in non-obese humans (Meydayni, 2016)
- A high-fat, ketogenic diet induces a unique metabolic state in mice. (Kennedy, 2007)
- Ketone body metabolism and cardiovascular disease.(Cotter, 2013)
- Ketone bodies as signaling metabolites(Newman, 2014)
- The ketone metabolite β-hydroxybutyrate blocks NLRP3 inflammasome–mediated inflammatory disease(Youm, 2015)
- The effect of the Spanish Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a pilot study.(Guisado, 2011)
- β-Hydroxybutyrate: A Signaling Metabolite in starvation response(Morales, 2016)
- Physiological roles of ketone bodies as substrates and signals in mammalian tissues(Robinson, 1980)
- Ketone bodies mimic the life span extending properties of caloric restriction (Veech, 2017)
- Novel ketone diet enhances physical and cognitive performance(Murray, 2016)
- Mitochondrial biogenesis and increased uncoupling protein 1 in brown adipose tissue of mice fed a ketone ester diet.
- Nutritional Ketosis Alters Fuel Preference and Thereby Endurance Performance in Athletes(Cox, 2013)
- Neuroendocrine Factors in the Regulation of Inflammation: Excessive Adiposity and Calorie Restriction (Fontana, 2009)
- Beta-adrenergic receptors are critical for weight loss but not for other metabolic adaptations to the consumption of a ketogenic diet in male mice(August, 2017)
- A randomized trial of a low-carbohydrate diet for obesity(Foster, 2003)
- β-Hydroxybutyrate suppresses inflammasome formation by ameliorating endoplasmic reticulum stress via AMPK activation(Bae, 2016)
- The neuroprotective properties of calorie restriction, the ketogenic diet, and ketone bodies. (Maalouf, 2009)
- AMPK activation protects cells from oxidative stress‐induced senescence via autophagic flux restoration and intracellular NAD + elevation (Han, 2016)
- Regulation of AMP-activated protein kinase by natural and synthetic activators (Hardie, 2015)
- Effects of Exhaustive Aerobic Exercise on Tryptophan-Kynurenine Metabolism in Trained Athletes (Strasser, 2016)
- PARP-1 inhibition increases mitochondrial metabolism through SIRT1 activation(Bai, 2011)
- Carbohydrate restriction regulates the adaptive response to fasting (Klein, 1992)
- Interventions to Slow Aging in Humans: Are We Ready? (longo, 2015)
- Extending healthy life span–from yeast to humans (longo, 2010)
- Dietary restriction with and without caloric restriction for healthy aging (Lee, 2016)
- A Periodic Diet that Mimics Fasting Promotes Multi-System Regeneration, Enhanced Cognitive Performance, and Healthspan (Longo, 2015)
- Diet mimicking fasting promotes regeneration and reduces autoimmunity and multiple sclerosis symptoms (Longo, 2016
- Resistance Exercise Training Alters Mitochondrial Function in Human Skeletal Muscle (Porter, 2015)
- Ketogenic Diet Reduces Midlife Mortality and Improves Memory in Aging Mice (Newman, 2017)
- The NAD(+)/sirtuin pathway modulates longevity through activation of mitochondrial UPR and FOXO signaling. (Mouchiroud, 2013)
- NAMPT- mediated NAD(+) biosynthesis is essential for vision in mice (Lin, 2016)
- NAD+ replenishment improves lifespan and healthspan in ataxia telangiectasia models via mitophagy and DNA repair( Fang, 2016 )
- Inhibiting poly ADP-ribosylation increases fatty acid oxidation and protects against fatty liver disease (Gariani, 2017 )
- Interdependence of AMPK and SIRT1 for metabolic adaptation to fasting and exercise in skeletal muscle(Canto, 2010)
- The NAD (+) precursor nicotinamide riboside enhances oxidative metabolism and protects against high-fat diet-induced obesity(Canto, 2012 )
- Nicotinamide riboside is uniquely and orally bioavailable in mice and humans(Trammell, 2016a )
- Nicotinamide riboside opposes type 2 diabetes and neuropathy in mice(Trammell, 2016b )
- Dietary leucine stimulates SIRT1 signaling through activation of AMPK (Hongliang, 2012)
- Effective treatment of mitochondrial myopathy by nicotinamide riboside, a vitamin B3 (Khan, 2014)
- NAD blocks high glucose induced mesangial hypertrophy via activation of the sirtuins-AMPK-mTOR pathway (Zhuo, 2011)
- The effect of different exercise regimens on mitochondrial biogenesis and performance (Philander, 2014)
- Dietary proanthocyanidins boost hepatic NAD+ metabolism and SIRT1 expression and activity in a dose-dependent manner in healthy rats (Aragon’s, 2016)
- NAD+ Deficits in Age-Related Diseases and Cancer (Garrido, 2017)
- Anti-diabetic and anti-lipidemic effects of chlorogenic acid are mediated by ampk activation (Ong, 2013)
- Chlorogenic Acid Improves Late Diabetes through Adiponectin Receptor Signaling Pathways in db/db Mice (Chang, 2015)
- Adenosine Monophosphate (AMP)-Activated Protein Kinase: A New Target for Nutraceutical Compounds (Marin-Aguilar, 2017)
- The Effects of Ramadan Fasting on Body Composition, Blood Pressure, Glucose Metabolism, and Markers of Inflammation in NAFLD Patients: An Observational Trial (Mazidi, 2014)
- Comparative effects of carbohydrate versus fat restriction on metabolic profiles, biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress in overweight patients with Type 2 diabetic and coronary heart disease: A randomized clinical trial. (Raygan, 2016)
- Normal fasting plasma glucose and risk of type 2 diabetes diagnosis (Nichols, 2008)
- Are We All Pre-Diabetic? (Stokel,2016)
- Hepatic NAD+ deficiency as a therapeutic target for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in aging (Zhou, 2016)
- Effect of exercise intensity on post-exercise oxygen consumption and heart rate recovery (Mann,2014)
- A 45-minute vigorous exercise bout increases metabolic rate for 14 hours (Knab,2011)
- Effects of high-intensity resistance training on untrained older men. II. Muscle fiber characteristics and nuclei-cytoplasmic relationships (Gerontol, 2000)
- Ketogenic Diet Reduces Midlife Mortality and Improves Memory in Aging Mice (Newman, 2017)
- A Ketogenic Diet Extends Longevity and Healthspan in Adult Mice (Roberts, 2017)
- NK cells link obesity-induced adipose stress to inflammation (Wensveen, 2015)
- The “Big Bang” in obese fat: Events initiating obesity-induced adipose tissue inflammation (Wensveen, 2015)
- The impact of the Standard American Diet in rats: Effects on behavior, physiology and recovery from inflammatory injury(Totsch, 2017)
- Bioenergetic state regulates innate inflammatory responses through the transcriptional co-repressor CtBP (Shen, 2017)
- The Ketogenic Diet as a Treatment Paradigm for Diverse Neurological Disorders (Stafstrom, 2012)
- Loss of NAD Homeostasis Leads to Progressive and Reversible Degeneration of Skeletal Muscle (Fredrick 2016)
- Digestion and absorption of NAD by the small intestine of the rat (Henderson, 1983)
- Effects of a wide range of dietary nicotinamide riboside (NR) concentrations on metabolic flexibility and white adipose tissue (WAT) of mice fed a mildly obesogenic diet(Shi, 2017)
- Discoveries of nicotinamide riboside as a nutrient and conserved NRK genes establish a Preiss-Handler independent route to NAD+ in fungi and humans (Brenner, 2004)
- Nampt Expression Decreases Age-Related Senescence in Rat Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Targeting Sirt1 (Ma, 2017)
- NAD+ Intermediates: The Biology and Therapeutic Potential of NMN and NR (Yoshino, 2017)