Inflammation and DNA damage: cause, effect or both

A Pezone, F Olivieri, MV Napoli, A Procopio… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Inflammation is a biological response involving immune cells, blood vessels and mediators
induced by endogenous and exogenous stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells or …

NAD metabolism: Role in senescence regulation and aging

CCS Chini, HS Cordeiro, NLK Tran, EN Chini - Aging cell, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The geroscience hypothesis proposes that addressing the biology of aging could directly
prevent the onset or mitigate the severity of multiple chronic diseases. Understanding the …

CD38 mediates lung fibrosis by promoting alveolar epithelial cell aging

H Cui, N Xie, S Banerjee, T Dey, RM Liu… - American Journal of …, 2022 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: A prevailing paradigm recognizes idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) originating
from various alveolar epithelial cell (AEC) injuries, and there is a growing appreciation of …

The CD38 glycohydrolase and the NAD sink: implications for pathological conditions

JD Zeidler, KA Hogan, G Agorrody… - … of Physiology-Cell …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) acts as a cofactor in several oxidation-reduction
(redox) reactions and is a substrate for a number of nonredox enzymes. NAD is fundamental …

CD38 in SLE CD4 T cells promotes Ca2+ flux and suppresses interleukin-2 production by enhancing the expression of GM2 on the surface membrane

E Katsuyama, M Humbel, A Suarez-Fueyo… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
CD38 has emerged as a potential therapeutic target for patients with systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) but it is not known whether CD38 alters CD4+ T cell function. Using …

Roles of NAD+ in Acute and Chronic Kidney Diseases

M Morevati, EF Fang, ML Mace, M Kanbay… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (oxidized form, NAD+) is a critical coenzyme, with
functions ranging from redox reactions and energy metabolism in mitochondrial respiration …

SARS-CoV-2 infection dysregulates NAD metabolism

A Izadpanah, JC Mudd, JGN Garcia… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Severe COVID-19 results initially in pulmonary infection and inflammation.
Symptoms can persist beyond the period of acute infection, and patients with Post-Acute …

New promising drugs for the treatment of systemic sclerosis: pathogenic considerations, enhanced classifications, and personalized medicine

A Lescoat, J Varga, M Matucci-Cerinic… - Expert opinion on …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Systemic sclerosis (SSc), also known as scleroderma, is a complex
orphan disease characterized by early inflammatory features, vascular hyper-reactivity, and …

NADH/NAD+ Redox Imbalance and Diabetic Kidney Disease

LJ Yan - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a common and severe complication of diabetes mellitus. If
left untreated, DKD can advance to end stage renal disease that requires either dialysis or …

[PDF][PDF] Senescent cells accumulate in systemic sclerosis skin

B Shi, PS Tsou, F Ma, MP Mariani, MN Mattichak… - Journal of Investigative …, 2023 - Elsevier
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by intractable fibrosis in the skin and internal
organs. A unifying paradigm across all forms of fibrosis is transformation of quiescent …