06/19/2019 / By Michelle Simmons
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, and Harbin Medical University in China examined the anti-lipotoxic effect of nicotinamide. The results of their study were published in the journal Nutrition Research.
Based on these results, the researchers concluded that nicotinamide supplementation represents a therapeutic choice for NAFLD.
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Journal Reference:
Shen C, Dou X, Ma Y, Ma W, Li S, Song Z. NICOTINAMIDE PROTECTS HEPATOCYTES AGAINST PALMITATE-INDUCED LIPOTOXICITY VIA SIRT1-DEPENDENT AUTOPHAGY INDUCTION. Nutrition Research. April 2017;40:40-47. DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2017.03.005
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