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. 2015 Feb 3;2(4):e1001199. doi: 10.1080/23723556.2014.1001199

Figure 1.

Figure 1.

Boosting NAD+ as a strategy to prevent and cure hepatocellular carcinoma. Increased expression of unconventional prefoldin RPB5 interactor (URI) in response to inflammatory cues inhibits aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)- and estrogen receptor (ER)-mediated transcription of enzymes implicated in de novo nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) synthesis, thereby causing DNA damage at early stages of tumorigenesis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development. Boosting NAD+ pools prevents DNA damage and tumor formation and cures early HCC.