Nicotinamide Riboside Supplementation Raises NAD+ and Lowers Alzheimer's-Associated Biomarkers: Clinical Findings
Objectives
To evaluate if NR could augment neuronal NAD+ levels and impact markers of neurodegeneration and insulin-signaling in plasma-derived human neuronal extracellular vesicles (NEVs).
Journal
Aging Cell
Key Outcomes
- NR supplementation significantly increased NAD+ in plasma derived human neuronal extracellular vesicles (NEVs), suggesting an increase in neuronal NAD+ levels.
- In NEVs, NR also decreased levels of Aβ42, an Alzheimer's disease biomarker, as well as biomarkers pJNK and pERK1/2, which are involved in insulin resistance and neuroinflammatory pathways.
Duration
6 weeks
Dose
1000 mg
Study Design
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study in 22 healthy, middle-aged and older men and women