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. 2021 Apr 24;9(4):959–972. doi: 10.1016/j.gendis.2021.04.001

Table 3.

Studies in which NAD+ levels were not determined.

Pharmacological Agent Subjects Health Outcomes Observed References
NA
3000 mg/d
6 years
3908 patients
previous MI
TG↓, TC↓
incidence of definite, non-fatal MI ↓
78
NA
2000 mg/d
7–14 months
315 Patients
CHD
TG↓, TC↑, HDL-C↑,
LDL-C↑
CIMT ↓
85
NA
375–1000 mg 4weeks + 1500 mg 6weeks
24 patients
HDL-C < 0.9 mmol/L
TG↓, TC↓, LDL-C↓,
HDL-C↑, Adiponectin↑, resistin↓
84
NA 1000 mg 4 × /d + colestipol 10000 mg 3 × /d
2.5 years
120 men high Apo B levels
coronary artery disease
a family history of vascular disease
TG↓, LDL-C↓, HDL-C↑
Atherosclerotic progression↓ incidence of cardiovascular events↓
86
NA + colestipol
3000–12000 mg/d
2 years
162 men previous coronary bypass surgery TG↓, LDL-C↓, HDL-C↑
Atherosclerotic progression↓
79
NA + Simvastatin
1000–4000 mg/d
3 years
160 patients
CHD low HDL-C levels
LDL-C↓, HDL-C↑
Coronary stenosis↓ occurrence of a first cardiovascular event↓
81
NA + statins
1000 mg/d
1 year
167 patients
CHD low HDL-C levels
HDL-C↑
Atherosclerotic progression↓
83
NA 1500–2000 mg/d + Simvastatin 40–80 mg/d + ezetimibe 10 mg/d
3 years
3414 patients
cardiovascular disease
TG↓, LDL-C↓, HDL-C↑ 80
NA 2000 mg/d + ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/20 mg/d
24weeks
1220 patients type IIa or IIb hyperlipidemic TG↓, LDL-C↓, Apo B↓, lipid/lipoprotein ratio↓, HDL-C↑, Apo A-I↑
well tolerated aside from N-associated flushing
82
NR
2000 mg/d
12 weeks
40 men healthy; obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2) No effects on glucose and lipid homeostasis 73
NR
2000 mg/d
12 weeks
40 men obese (BMI 30 kg/m2) No effects on fasting/postglucose plasma glucose, insulin, C-peptide, glucagon and β-cell function 109
NAM
1500 mg 2 × /d
24 weeks
31 patients mild to moderate dementia no significant effects on the cognitive function
No adverse events
76
NMN
(100 mg/d, 250 mg/d, and 500 mg/d)
10 men healthy Bilirubin↑, creatinine↓, chloride↓, glucose ↓
No adverse events
110
Acipimox
1000 mg/d
1week
25 individuals overweight (BMI 22–30 kg/m2) FFA↓, insulin sensitivity↑, C-peptide↓, HOMA index↓, systolic BP↓, cardiac function↓ 75
Acipimox
750 mg/d
4–9 weeks
30 patients
hyperlipoproteinaemia
TG↓, LDL-C↓, HDL-C↑ 111
Acipimox
750–1200 mg/d
60 d–9months
17 patients
hyperlipoproteinaemia
TG↓, plasma TC↓, HDL-C↑ 112
Acipimox
1500 mg/d
3 d
8 patients
NIDDM
FFA with rebound↓, TG↓, glucose↓, insulin↓ 113
Acipimox
1000 mg/d
7 d
7 patients
T2DM
FFA↓, insulin sensitivity↑, glucose↓, glucose tolerance↑ 114
Acipimox
1000 mg/d
8 men hypopituitary Glucose↓, FFA↓, insulin sensitivity↑ 115
Acipimox
150 mg/d
14 volunteers healthy FFA↓, disposition index during 24-h fasting↑, insulin response↑, insulin sensitivity↑ 116
Acipimox
750 mg/d
9 subjects, lean control
13 subjects, obese
10 subjects, obese, impaired glucose tolerance,
11 patients, T2DM
FFA↓, insulin↓, insulin- stimulated glucose uptake↑, glucose tolerance↑ 117
Acipimox
750 mg/d
8 men overwerght (BMI: 30.06 0.7 kg/m2)
8 men, hypopituitary
FFA↓, GLP-1 ↑, glucose- infusion rate↑ 118
Acipimox
250 mg/d
14 male patients
T2DM
FFA during exercise↓, glucose and insulin during recovery from exercise↓, glycaemic control↑ 119
EH301
1200 mg/d
4 months
32 people
ALS
Fat mass↓, Pulmonary function↑, muscular strength↑ 120

NA, nicotinic acid; NR, nicotinamide riboside; NAM, nicotinamide; NMN, nicotinamide mononucleotide; BMI, body mass index; T2DM, type 2 diabetes; TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MI, myocardial infarction; CHD, coronary heart disease; CIMT, carotid intima-media thickness; ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; NIDDM, noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; FFA, free fatty acid; GLP-1, glucagon-like peptide 1; HOMA index, homeostasis model assessment; BP, blood pressure; Apo A-I, apolipoprotein A-I; Apo B, apolipoprotein B.