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Increasing ovarian NAD + levels improve mitochondrial functions and reverse ovarian aging
Free Radic Biol Med. 2020 Aug 20;156:1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.05.003.
Qingling Yang 1, Luping Cong 2, Yujiao Wang 2, Xiaoyan Luo 2, Hui Li 2, Huan Wang 2, Jing Zhu 2, Shanjun Dai 2, Haixia Jin 2, Guidong Yao 2, Senlin Shi 2, Aaron J Hsueh 3, Yingpu Sun 4
Abstract:
...Here, we showed age-dependent decreases in ovarian Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD+) levels in mice whereas supplementing aging mice with nicotinamide riboside (NR), an NAD+ precursor, increased ovarian NAD+ content. We found that increases in ovarian NAD+ levels in aging mice led to increased number of ovarian follicles and ovulatory potential as well as increased live birth rate. NR supplementation also reduced levels of reactive oxygen species and decreased spindle anomalies in aging oocytes, together with increased mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) and decreased mitochondrial clustering. In addition, NR supplementation improved ovarian mitochondrial energy metabolism. Our data suggested that supplementation with NAD+ precursors in vivo and in vitro could be potential therapeutic approaches for treating age-related ovarian infertility.
PMID: 32492457
Tags: females, mice, NAD+, nicotinamide riboside, ovaries, reproduction