NAD World 3.0: the Importance of the NMN Transporter and ENAMPT in Mammalian Aging and Longevity Control

Overview

Journal NPJ Aging

Publisher Springer Nature

Date 2025 Jan 27

PMID 39870672

Authors

Shin-Ichiro Imai

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Abstract

Over the past five years, systemic NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) decline has been accepted to be a key driving force of aging in the field of aging research. The original version of the NAD World concept was proposed in 2009, providing an integrated view of the NAD-centric, systemic regulatory network for mammalian aging and longevity control. The reformulated version of the concept, the NAD World 2.0, was then proposed in 2016, emphasizing the importance of the inter-tissue communications between the hypothalamus and peripheral tissues including adipose tissue and skeletal muscle. There has been significant progress in our understanding of the importance of nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), a key NAD intermediate, and nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT), particularly extracellular NAMPT (eNAMPT). With these exciting developments, the further reformulated version of the concept, the NAD World 3.0, is now proposed, featuring multi-layered feedback loops mediated by NMN and eNAMPT for mammalian aging and longevity control.

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