Repeat dose NRPT (nicotinamide riboside and pterostilbene) increases NAD(+) levels in humans safely and sustainably: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
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NRPT is a combination of nicotinamide riboside (NR), a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) precursor vitamin found in milk, and pterostilbene (PT), a polyphenol found in blueberries. Here, we report this first-in-humans clinical trial designed to assess the safety and efficacy of a repeat dose of NRPT (commercially known as Basis). NRPT was evaluated in a randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled study in a population of 120 healthy adults between the ages of 60 and 80 years. The study consisted of three treatment arms: placebo, recommended dose of NRPT (NRPT 1X), and double dose of NRPT (NRPT 2X). All subjects took their blinded supplement daily for eight weeks. Analysis of NAD+ in whole blood demonstrated that NRPT significantly increases the concentration of NAD+ in a dose-dependent manner. NAD+ levels increased by approximately 40% in the NRPT 1X group and approximately 90% in the NRPT 2X group after 4 weeks as compared to placebo and baseline. Furthermore, this significant increase in NAD+ levels was sustained throughout the entire 8-week trial. NAD+ levels did not increase for the placebo group during the trial. No serious adverse events were reported in this study. This study shows that a repeat dose of NRPT is a safe and effective way to increase NAD+ levels sustainably.
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NRPT/EH301 treatment (500 mg NR plus 100 mg pterostilbene for 8 weeks in 40 people aged 60-80) raises whole blood NAD+ by 90% with no serious adverse events.
“NRPT treatment increased whole blood NAD+ levels by 90% with no serious adverse events”
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- Authors
- Dellinger, R. W., Santos, S. R., Morris, M., Evans, M., Alminana, D., Guarente, L., & Marcotulli, E.
- Affiliations
- Elysium Health, Inc. (United States) (US)
- Corresponding author
- Guarente, Leonard
- Venue
- npj Aging and Mechanisms of Disease
- Published
- 2017-11-24
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 17-17
- ISSN
- 2056-3973 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5701244
- OpenAlex
- W2769536025
- Cited by
- 181
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 29 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 16
- FWCI
- 10.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Update notices
- correction (2018-08-20)
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- npj Aging and Mechanisms of Disease (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Nature
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Folate and B Vitamins Research
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Biochemical and Molecular Research
- Keywords
- nicotinamide riboside, pterostilbene, NAD+ precursors, NAD levels, dietary supplementation, dose-dependent effects, healthy older adults
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