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Promising results for COPD treatment: Researchers find form of vitamin B3 reduces lung inflammation (63% in 20 weeks)
Medical Xpress / University of Copenhagen / Nature Aging ^ | Nov. 20, 2024 | Kristoffer L. Norheim et al
Posted on 11/25/2024 9:07:25 PM PST by ConservativeMind
We live longer and longer, and as we age, a lot of us develop a series of health issues and chronic diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is found in around 600 million individuals globally. However, only half of them know they have the disease.
COPD patients often experience shortness of breath, persistent cough with mucus, wheezing and frequent respiratory infections, which can make everyday activities difficult.
Now a study suggests that a form of vitamin B3 may be the key to improving quality of life for these patients.
"In the study, we show that nicotinamide riboside, also known as vitamin B3, can reduce lung inflammation in COPD patients," says Associate Professor Morten Scheibye-Knudsen.
"This is significant, because inflammation can lead to reduced lung function in these patients," he says.
The double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled study included 40 COPD patients and 20 healthy control subjects. The patients either received a placebo or the vitamin B3 in doses of two grams a day. The results showed a significant drop in the inflammation marker (interleukin 8 or IL 8) in patients treated with the vitamin B3. After six weeks, the researchers observed a drop in IL 8 levels of 53 percent, and this effect increased by 63 percent after another 12 weeks.
In other words, the group treated with vitamin B3 experienced reduced lung inflammation during the study.
The researchers also found that COPD patients have lower levels of NAD in the blood, which is associated with accelerated aging based on DNA methylation levels. Treatment with vitamin B3 resulted in higher NAD levels and showed signs of delaying cellular aging.
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Nicotinamide riboside is a supplement you can find at health food stores. I have taken it for several years, but a study later came out that showed it could accelerate triple-negative breast cancer, so, to be cautious, we stopped taking it.
I believe it could be one of those things that works great, if you need it, but may be too much, if you don’t.
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