NAD+ deficiency in age-related mitochondrial dysfunction.

Prolla, Tomas A; Denu, John M · Cell Metab · 2014

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Abstract

Age-related mitochondrial dysfunction is thought to contribute to mammalian aging, particularly in postmitotic tissues that rely heavily on oxidative phosphorylation. A new study (Gomes et al., 2013) shows that reduced levels of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD(+)) contribute to the mitochondrial decay associated with skeletal muscle aging and that sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) modulates this process.

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