NAD+: A big player in cardiac and skeletal muscle remodeling and aging

Abstract

In the past decade, NAD+ has gained importance for its beneficial effects as antioxidant and antiaging molecule. A paper in science by Zhang et al (2016) has described that NAD+ when replenished, ameliorates muscle dystrophy in mice by improving mitochondrial function. NAD+ was also demonstrated by the authors to improve the life span of mice. Cox et al (2002) demonstrated the cardiac effects of NAD+ which mitigated chronic heart failure via mitochondrial redox state mechanism. Cox et al (2002) also demonstrated that NAD+ is provided in the drinking water, it improves cardiac relaxation in volume overload model of heart failure. Although NAD+ has a profound anti-aging and anti-oxidant effects, its effect on humans and use as a dietary supplement needs more exploration. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved

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