Abstract
4/2025
vol. 63
Original paper
NAD+ attenuates central nervous system demyelination in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis mice
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Taian, Shandong Province, China
- Department of Vascular Surgery, People’s Hospital of Feicheng, Feicheng City, Taian, Shandong Province, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Xiashan District, Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, China
- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Xiashan District, Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, China
Folia Neuropathol 2025; 63 (4): 345-354
Online publish date: 2025/02/11
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) supplementation attenuates demyelination in the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model. The aim of the study was to confirm the therapeutic effect of NAD+ on the EAE model and investigate its protective mechanism. Mice were divided into 3 groups: EAE, EAE + NAD+, and Control (Ctrl). EAE and EAE + NAD+ groups were induced with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) to initiate the demyelination process. The EAE + NAD+ group received an NAD+ injection at a dosage of 250 mg/kg/day. Clinical, neuroinflammation, and neurodemyelination scores were monitored. At the peak of onset, animals were euthanized, and mRNA expression level in the spinal cord was tested. NAD+ supplementation promoted the conversion of regulatory T cells (Tregs) into T helper 17 (Th17) cells with increased concentrations of NAD+. NAD+ alleviated neuroinflammation, attenuated central nervous system (CNS) demyelination, and improved the disease score of EAE mice. NAD+ promoted expression of the cytokine interleukin 17A (IL-17A).
Keywords
experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, IL-17A, multiple sclerosis, NAD+, neuroinflammation, Th17 cell, Treg cell
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