to reduce the level of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the ischemic brain tissue[4]
Biochem/physiol Actions
FK866 is a potent inhibitor of NAD biosynthesis, and a specific inhibitor of NAMPT (Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase, visfatin, PBEF). NAMPT functions as an intra-cellular and extra-cellular NAD biosynthetic enzyme that is important for regulating metabolism and stress resistance through sirtuins and other NAD-consuming regulators. NAMPT also acts as a cytokine independent of its enzymatic activity, playing a major part in regulating immune responses.
Annals of clinical and translational neurology, 7(5), 742-756 (2020-04-18)
FK866 is an inhibitor of nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT), which exhibits neuroprotective effects in ischemic brain injury. However, in traumatic brain injury (TBI), the role and mechanism of FK866 remain unclear. The present research was aimed to investigate whether FK866 could
Nicotinamide riboside, a form of vitamin B3, protects against excitotoxicity-induced axonal degeneration
Chen CX, et al.
Neuroscience, 356, 193-206 (2017)
Phosphatidylserine is a marker for axonal debris engulfment but its exposure can be decoupled from degeneration
Oxidative stress is a state in which the accumulation of reactive oxygen species exceeds the capacity of cellular antioxidant systems. Both apoptosis and necrosis are observed under oxidative stress, and we have reported that these two forms of cell death
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