NAD+ repletion with niacin counteracts cancer cachexia

The loss of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide is reported to be associated with muscle mitochondrial dysfunction in murine cancer models. Here the authors show that niacin supplementation improves mitochondrial metabolism and reduces muscle wasting in mouse models of cachexia.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marc Beltrà, Noora Pöllänen, Claudia Fornelli, Kialiina Tonttila, Myriam Y. Hsu, Sandra Zampieri, Lucia Moletta, Samantha Corrà, Paolo E. Porporato, Riikka Kivelä, Carlo Viscomi, Marco Sandri, Juha J. Hulmi, Roberta Sartori, Eija Pirinen, Fabio Penna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37595-6

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