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A randomized placebo-controlled trial of nicotinamide riboside and pterostilbene supplementation in experimental muscle injury in elderly individuals

JCI Insight

October 10, 2022

Jensen, Jonas

Summary

During aging, there is a functional decline in the pool of muscle stem cells (MuSCs) that influences the functional and regenerative capacity of skeletal muscle...The objective of this study was to investigate if supplementation with nicotinamide riboside and pterostilbene (NRPT) promotes skeletal muscle regeneration after muscle injury in elderly individuals by improved recruitment of MuSCs...Thirty-two elderly individuals (55–80 years of age) were randomized to daily supplementation with either NRPT (1,000 mg NR and 200 mg PT) or matched placebo. Two weeks after initiation of supplementation, skeletal muscle injury was induced by electrically induced eccentric muscle work. Skeletal muscle biopsies were obtained before, 2 hours after, and 2, 8, and 30 days after injury...Daily supplementation with 1,000 mg NR and 200 mg PT is safe but does not improve recruitment of the MuSC pool or other measures of muscle recovery in response to injury or subsequent regeneration in elderly individuals.

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