Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide in aging biology: potential applications and many unknowns

S Bhasin, D Seals, M Migaud, N Musi… - Endocrine …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Recent research has unveiled an expansive role of NAD+ in cellular energy generation,
redox reactions, and as a substrate or cosubstrate in signaling pathways that regulate health …

Vitamin A and retinoid signaling in the kidneys

K DiKun, LJ Gudas - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2023 - Elsevier
Vitamin A (VA, retinol) and its metabolites (commonly called retinoids) are required for the
proper development of the kidney during embryogenesis, but retinoids also play key roles in …

Unified mouse and human kidney single-cell expression atlas reveal commonalities and differences in disease states

J Zhou, A Abedini, MS Balzer, R Shrestha… - Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background Mouse models have been widely used to understand kidney disease
pathomechanisms and play an important role in drug discovery. However, these models …

Nicotinamide Riboside, a Promising Vitamin B3 Derivative for Healthy Aging and Longevity: Current Research and Perspectives

A Biţă, IR Scorei, MV Ciocîlteu, OE Nicolaescu… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Many studies have suggested that the oxidized form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
(NAD+) is involved in an extensive spectrum of human pathologies, including …

The complexity of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), hypoxic, and aryl hydrocarbon receptor cell signaling in chronic kidney disease

CS Curran, JB Kopp - Journal of Translational Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Early-stage detection of chronic kidney diseases (CKD) is important to treatment that may
slow and occasionally halt CKD progression. CKD of diverse etiologies share similar …

Curcumin-loaded graphene oxide quantum dots enhance otoprotective effects via blocking cuproptosis

A Hu, JW Zhang, LY Yang, PP Qiao, D Lu… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background: Cisplatin (CIS) is widely used to treat various cancers but can cause ototoxicity
and sensory hair cell loss in the inner ear. Copper induces an excessive production of …

Targeting mitochondrial metabolites and nucleic acids as an anti-inflammatory strategy

Y Min, LAJ O'Neill - Frontiers in Drug Discovery, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mitochondrial metabolites and their derivatives have been the focus of recent efforts to
develop new anti-inflammatory therapeutics. The widely used therapeutic agents dimethyl …

Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α mediated quinolinate phosphoribosylltransferase (QPRT) expression in the kidney facilitates resilience against acute kidney injury

AJ Clark, MC Saade, V Vemireddy, KQ Vu, BM Flores… - Kidney international, 2023 - Elsevier
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) levels decline in experimental models of acute
kidney injury (AKI). Attenuated enzymatic conversion of tryptophan to NAD+ in tubular …

CircRNA itchy E3 ubiquitin protein ligase improves mitochondrial dysfunction in sepsis-induced acute kidney injury by targeting microRNA-214-3p/ATP-binding …

W Ye, Q Miao, G Xu, K Jin, X Li, W Wu, L Yu, M Yan - Renal Failure, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Background Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are promising biomarkers and therapeutic
targets for acute kidney injury (AKI). In this study, we investigated the mechanism by which …

HNF4α mediated QPRT expression in the kidney facilitates resilience against acute kidney injury

AJ Clark, MC Saade, V Vemireddy, KQ Vu, BM Flores… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) levels decline in experimental models of acute
kidney injury (AKI). Attenuated enzymatic conversion of tryptophan to NAD+ in tubular …