Possible adverse effects of high-dose nicotinamide: mechanisms and safety assessment

ES Hwang, SB Song - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nicotinamide (NAM) at doses far above those recommended for vitamins is suggested to be
effective against a wide spectrum of diseases and conditions, including neurological …

Diverse therapeutic efficacies and more diverse mechanisms of nicotinamide

SB Song, JS Park, GJ Chung, IH Lee, ES Hwang - Metabolomics, 2019 - Springer
Background Nicotinamide (NAM) is a form of vitamin B3 that, when administered at near-
gram doses, has been shown or suggested to be therapeutically effective against many …

Sirtuin 1 inhibition delays cyst formation in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease

X Zhou, LX Fan, WE Sweeney, JM Denu… - The Journal of …, 2013 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is caused by mutations in either
PKD1 or PKD2 and is characterized by the development of multiple bilateral renal cysts that …

A metabolic perspective of the neutrophil life cycle: new avenues in immunometabolism

MK Thind, HH Uhlig, M Glogauer, N Palaniyar… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Neutrophils are the most abundant innate immune cells. Multiple mechanisms allow them to
engage a wide range of metabolic pathways for biosynthesis and bioenergetics for …

Immunomodulation and cellular response to biomaterials: the overriding role of neutrophils in healing

BOO Boni, L Lamboni, T Souho, M Gauthier… - Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Neutrophils, the first immune cells infiltrating an implantation site, play a central role in the
immune response to biomaterial-based implants. They initiate inflammation by secreting pro …

Oral nicotinamide: The role in skin cancer chemoprevention

S Giacalone, CB Spigariolo, P Bortoluzzi… - Dermatologic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The incidence of skin cancer has gradually increased in the last years and exposition to
ultraviolet radiation remains the main risk factor. We performed a comprehensive review on …

What we know so far about the metabolite-mediated microbiota-intestinal immunity dialogue and how to hear the sound of this crosstalk

C Caffaratti, C Plazy, G Mery, AR Tidjani, F Fiorini… - Metabolites, 2021 - mdpi.com
Trillions of microorganisms, termed the “microbiota”, reside in the mammalian
gastrointestinal tract, and collectively participate in regulating the host phenotype. It is now …

Melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer chemoprevention: A role for nicotinamide?

R Minocha, DL Damian… - Photodermatology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) causes DNA damage in melanocytes by producing photolesions
such as cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers and 8‐oxo‐7‐hydrodeoxyguanosine. The production …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Newly Synthesized Nicotinamides

BA Marković, A Marinković, JA Stanković, S Mijatović… - Pharmaceutics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Antioxidants are promising compounds with antimicrobial activity against drug-resistant
pathogens, especially when combined with conventional antimicrobials. Our study aimed to …

Nicorandil inhibits neutrophil recruitment in carrageenan-induced experimental pleurisy in mice

TC Matsui, GME Coura, ISF Melo, CRA Batista… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Nicorandil is a drug characterized by the coupling of a nitric oxide (NO) donor to
nicotinamide. We have previously demonstrated that nicotinamide exhibits activity in …