Nicotinamide, NAD(P)(H), and Methyl-Group Homeostasis Evolved and Became a Determinant of Ageing Diseases: Hypotheses and Lessons from Pellagra

<table>NAD(H) availability is key to good brain evolution and development. An inherent weak link is poor supply or a potential imbalance between induction of NNMT and nicotinamide and choline intake in early and later life with a risk of late degenerations such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Overinduction of NNMT by nicotinamide could paradoxically cause intracellular pellagra perhaps explaining why nicotinamide can appear to help short-term even though nicotinamide may be a long-term toxin. In addition, poor diet or induction of NNMT disturbs the methylome and the epigenome creating cancer promoting epimutations.</table>

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research

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Figure 3: Nicotinamide, NAD(P)(H), and Methyl-Group Homeostasis Evolved and Became a Determinant of Ageing Diseases: Hypotheses and Lessons from Pellagra 

Figure 3 | Nicotinamide, NAD(P)(H), and Methyl-Group Homeostasis Evolved and Became a Determinant of Ageing Diseases: Hypotheses and Lessons from Pellagra 