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Effective treatment of mitochondrial myopathy by nicotinamide riboside, a vitamin B3

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Khan, Nahid A, Auranen, Mari, Paetau, Ilse, Pirinen, Eija, Euro, Liliya, Forsström, Saara, Pasila, Lotta, Velagapudi, Vidya +3 more·2014·EMBO Molecular Medicine

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Nutrient availability is the major regulator of life and reproduction, and a complex cellular signaling network has evolved to adapt organisms to fasting. These sensor pathways monitor cellular energy metabolism, especially mitochondrial ATP production and NAD + /NADH ratio, as major signals for nutritional state. We hypothesized that these signals would be modified by mitochondrial respiratory chain disease, because of inefficient NADH utilization and ATP production. Oral administration of nicotinamide riboside (NR), a vitamin B3 and NAD + precursor, was previously shown to boost NAD + levels in mice and to induce mitochondrial biogenesis. Here, we treated mitochondrial myopathy mice with NR. This vitamin effectively delayed early‐ and late‐stage disease progression, by robustly inducing mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle and brown adipose tissue, preventing mitochondrial ultrastructure abnormalities and mtDNA deletion formation. NR further stimulated mitochondrial unfolded protein response, suggesting its protective role in mitochondrial disease. These results indicate that NR and strategies boosting NAD + levels are a promising treatment strategy for mitochondrial myopathy.

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Khan, N. A., Auranen, M., Paetau, I., Pirinen, E., Euro, L., Forsström, S., Pasila, L., Velagapudi, V., Carroll, C. J., Auwerx, J., & Suomalainen, A.
Affiliations
  • University of Helsinki (FI)
  • University of Eastern Finland (FI)
  • Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FI)
  • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (CH)
Corresponding author
Suomalainen, Anu
Venue
EMBO Molecular Medicine
Published
2014-04-07
Volume
6
Issue
6
Pages
721-731
ISSN
  • 1757-4676 (ISSN-L)
  • 1757-4684
OpenAlex
W2132438126
Cited by
385
References
34
Citations by year
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FWCI
18.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • EMBO Molecular Medicine (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • St George's Online Research Archive (St George's University of London) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
  • Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja (submittedVersion)
  • Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) (submittedVersion)
  • Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • European Research Council
  • Saastamoinen Foundation
  • Finnish Cultural Foundation
  • Finnish Diabetes Foundation
  • Finnish Academy
  • Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation
  • Sigrid Jusélius Foundation
  • Academy of Finland, and University of Helsinki
  • Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • ERC
  • NIH (R01HL106511‐01A, R01AG043930)
  • Velux Stiftung
  • Swiss National Science Foundation
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
Keywords
nicotinamide riboside, mitochondrial myopathy, NAD+ precursors, NAD+/NADH ratio, mitochondrial biogenesis, mitochondrial unfolded protein response, mitochondrial DNA deletions, skeletal muscle, brown adipose tissue, mitochondrial ATP production, disease progression
MeSH terms
Forkhead Box Protein O1, Animals, Adipose Tissue, Brown, Energy Metabolism, Liver, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mitochondria, NAD, Niacinamide, Pyridinium Compounds, Vitamin B Complex, Mitochondrial Myopathies, Muscle, Skeletal, Lipid Metabolism, Mice, Forkhead Transcription Factors, Sirtuin 1, Unfolded Protein Response

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