Biomolecules,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1), P. 38 - 38
Published: Dec. 31, 2024
Nicotinamide
adenine
dinucleotide
(NAD)
is
a
critical
cofactor
in
mitochondrial
energy
production.
The
NADH/NAD+
ratio,
reflecting
the
balance
between
NADH
(reduced)
and
NAD+
(oxidized),
key
marker
for
severity
of
diseases.
We
recently
developed
streamlined
LC-MS/MS
method
precise
measurement
NAD+.
Utilizing
this
technique,
we
quantified
levels
fibroblasts
derived
from
pediatric
patients
Leigh
syndrome
mouse
model
which
respiratory
chain
complex
I
subunit
Ndufs4
knocked
out
(KO).
In
patient-derived
fibroblasts,
did
not
differ
significantly
those
healthy
controls
(p
=
0.79);
however,
were
elevated
0.04),
indicating
increased
reductive
stress.
This
increase,
observed
despite
comparable
total
NAD(H)
groups,
was
attributed
to
levels.
Similarly,
model,
KO
group
0.002),
further
suggesting
that
elevation
drives
expected
outperform
conventional
assays,
such
as
lactate,
providing
simpler
more
reliable
means
assessing
disease
progression.
Zeitschrift für Orthomolekulare Medizin,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
22(01), P. 4 - 10
Published: April 1, 2024
Zusammenfassung
In
der
Pathobiochemie
von
Neurodegeneration
und
Seneszenz
spielen
genomische
Instabilität,
Verkürzung
Telomere,
epigenetische
Mechanismen
sowie
reaktive
Sauerstoff-
Stickstoffspezies
eine
zentrale
Rolle.
Seneszente
Zellen
sind
charakteristisch
für
die
Alterung.
Sie
regulieren
antiapoptotische
Signalwege
verhindern
so
Absterben
Elimination
mit
Läsionen
an
DNA
Zellorganellen.
Altersforschung
stehen
Senolytika
im
Mittelpunkt,
Apoptose
oder
Lyse
seneszenter
induzieren
zudem
neuroprotektiv
wirken.
Das
senolytische
Flavonol
Fisetin
kommt
in
verschiedenen
Obst-
Gemüsesorten
vor
kann
seit
1904
synthetisiert
werden.
Es
schützt
Nervenzellen
Neurotoxizität,
Inflammation
apoptotischer
Degeneration;
Wirkung
muss
noch
durch
weitere
Studien
belegt
Auch
Senomorphika
wie
Metformin
werden
zur
Unterdrückung
eingesetzt.
Biomolecules,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(8), P. 909 - 909
Published: July 26, 2024
Mitochondrial
dysfunction
and
genomic
instability
are
key
hallmarks
of
aging.
The
aim
this
study
was
to
evaluate
whether
maintenance
physical
capacities
at
very
old
age
is
associated
with
To
investigate
this,
we
measured
mitochondrial
bioenergetics,
DNA
(mtDNA)
copy
number
repair
capacity
in
peripheral
blood
mononuclear
cells
from
centenarians.
In
addition,
circulating
levels
NAD+/NADH,
brain-derived
neurotrophic
factor
(BDNF)
carbonylated
proteins
were
plasma
these
parameters
correlated
capacities.
Centenarians
without
disabilities
had
lower
respiration
values
including
ATP
production,
reserve
capacity,
maximal
non-mitochondrial
oxygen-consumption
rate
higher
mtDNA
than
centenarians
moderate
severe
(
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16
Published: Nov. 27, 2024
During
aging,
many
cellular
processes,
such
as
autophagic
clearance,
DNA
repair,
mitochondrial
health,
metabolism,
nicotinamide
adenine
dinucleotide
(NAD+)
levels,
and
immunological
responses,
become
compromised.
Urolithin
A
(UA)
Nicotinamide
Riboside
(NR)
are
two
naturally
occurring
compounds
known
for
their
anti-inflammatory
protective
properties,
yet
the
effects
of
these
natural
substances
on
microglia
cells
have
not
been
thoroughly
investigated.
As
both
UA
NR
considered
safe
dietary
supplements,
it
is
equally
important
to
understand
function
in
normal
disease
states.
Biomolecules,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1), P. 38 - 38
Published: Dec. 31, 2024
Nicotinamide
adenine
dinucleotide
(NAD)
is
a
critical
cofactor
in
mitochondrial
energy
production.
The
NADH/NAD+
ratio,
reflecting
the
balance
between
NADH
(reduced)
and
NAD+
(oxidized),
key
marker
for
severity
of
diseases.
We
recently
developed
streamlined
LC-MS/MS
method
precise
measurement
NAD+.
Utilizing
this
technique,
we
quantified
levels
fibroblasts
derived
from
pediatric
patients
Leigh
syndrome
mouse
model
which
respiratory
chain
complex
I
subunit
Ndufs4
knocked
out
(KO).
In
patient-derived
fibroblasts,
did
not
differ
significantly
those
healthy
controls
(p
=
0.79);
however,
were
elevated
0.04),
indicating
increased
reductive
stress.
This
increase,
observed
despite
comparable
total
NAD(H)
groups,
was
attributed
to
levels.
Similarly,
model,
KO
group
0.002),
further
suggesting
that
elevation
drives
expected
outperform
conventional
assays,
such
as
lactate,
providing
simpler
more
reliable
means
assessing
disease
progression.