Sofie Lautrup, Yujun Hou, Evandro F Fang, Vilhelm A Bohr
NAD+ , the essential metabolite involved in multiple reactions such as the regulation of cellular metabolism, energy production, DNA repair, mitophagy and autophagy, inflammation, and neuronal function, has been the subject of intense research in the field of aging and disease over the last decade. NAD+ levels decline with aging and in some age-related diseases, and reduction in NAD+ affects all the hallmarks of aging. Here, we present an overview of the discovery of NAD+ , the cellular pathways of producing and consuming NAD+ , and discuss how imbalances in the production rate and cellular request of NAD+ likely contribute to aging and age-related diseases including neurodegeneration...
October 17, 2023: Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine