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NR + Pterostilbene na ƙara NAD+ kusan 40–90 % a Gwajin Dan Adam

Nova Chen · · 4 min read

Lambar da ta fi daukar hankali: NAD+ ya tashi ~40 % zuwa ~90 %

NAD+ coenzyme ne da ƙwayoyin halittar mu ke amfani da shi wajen sarrafa makamashi da gyaran DNA. Ana yawan cewa matakan NAD+ kan ragu yayin da mutum ke ƙara tsufa, don haka masu kayan ƙari suna mai da hankali kan precursors na NAD+. Daya daga cikin shahararrun haɗaɗɗun kayayyaki, NRPT, yana haɗa nicotinamide riboside (NR) da pterostilbene (PT), kuma ana sayarsa da sunan Basis.

Binciken da aka wallafa a 2017 a npj Aging and Mechanisms of Disease shine gwajin farko akan ɗan adam da aka yi sau da yawa da wannan haɗin. Muhimman sakamakon su sune:

  • ~40 % ƙaruwa a matakin NAD+ na jini a ƙimar da ake ba da shawara (NRPT 1X).
  • ~90 % ƙaruwa a ƙimar da ta ninka (NRPT 2X).
  • Babu ƙaruwa a rukunin placebo.
  • Babu wani haɗari mai tsanani da aka ruwaito.

An auna wannan ƙaruwa bayan makonni huɗu, kuma an bi sawun ta har zuwa ƙarshen makonni takwas.

Waɗanda aka yi wa gwaji da yadda aka yi shi

An haɗa mutane 120 masu lafiya, masu shekaru 60–80. An raba su gida uku:

  1. Placebo – babu wani abu a ciki.
  2. NRPT 1X – ƙimar da ake ba da shawara.
  3. NRPT 2X – ƙimar da ta ninka (ninki biyu).

Kowane mahalarta ya sha ƙarin da aka ɓoye kullum na tsawon mako takwas. Masu binciken sun auna NAD+ a jini a matakai daban‑daban, tare da lura da alamar lafiyar su.

Dalilin da ya sa wannan haɗin ke da mahimmanci: NR da pterostilbene

  • NR sinadarin B3 ne da ke cikin madara da wasu abinci a ƙananan matakai; ƙwayoyin jiki na iya mayar da shi kai tsaye zuwa NAD+.
  • Pterostilbene polyphenol ne da aka fi samu a blueberries, yana da ɗan alaka da resveratrol.

Manufar haɗin ita ce sinadaran biyu su cika juna, amma gwajin ya kwatanta haɗin duka ne da placebo kawai; ba a kwatanta shi da NR ba tare da PT ko PT ba tare da NR ba. Saboda haka ba za a iya tantancewa ainihin tasirin kowane sinadari ba.

Abubuwan da za a iya ɗauka daga sakamakon

  • Martani mai alaƙa da ƙima. Ninkawa ƙimar ya ninka kusan adadin ƙaruwa a NAD+, daga ~40 % zuwa ~90 %. Wannan yana nuna cewa tasirin yana haɓaka tare da ƙarin sinadari.
  • Fara da sauri. Babbar ƙaruwa ta bayyana a makonni huɗu.
  • Ci gaba, ba tsalle‑tsalle ba. NAD+ ya ci gaba da kasancewa a sama har tsawon mako takwas, ba tare da saukowa ba.
  • Placebo ba ya canzawa. Wannan ya rage yiwuwar canjin da ya samo asali daga yanayi ko kuskuren gwaji.

Rukuni 1X ya ƙunshi 250 mg NR da 50 mg pterostilbene a kullum, yayin da rukuni 2X ya ninka duka biyun. Duba takardar asali don ƙarin bayani kafin yanke shawara kan amfani.

Lafiya: abin da binciken ya nuna da abin da bai nuna ba

Masu binciken sun ruwaito babu wani haɗari mai tsanani a cikin makonni takwas. Wannan alƙawari ne mai kyau ga gwaji na farko a kan ɗan adam, har da rukunin da ke samun ninkawa.

Iyakoki

  • Ƙarancin lokaci. Makonni takwas ba su ba da cikakken haske kan tasirin dogon lokaci ba.
  • Masu lafiya kawai. Sakamakon ba su shafi mutanen da ke da cututtuka masu tsanani ko masu shan magunguna da yawa ba.
  • Ƙaramin yawan mahalarta. Mutane 120 a rukunin uku na iya rasa ƙarfin gano matsaloli masu saurin tasowa.

Abubuwan da wannan bincike ba ya ikirarin su

Wannan shi ne wurin da ake samu overhype. Manufar gwajin ita ce duba lafiyar jini da matakin NAD+. Binciken ba ya ba da hujja cewa NRPT:

  • Yana tsawaita rayuwa ko rage tsufa.
  • Yana inganta ƙarfi, tunani, ko makamashi.
  • Yana warkar da wata cuta ko yanayi na musamman.

Ɗaga NAD+ sakamakon sinadarai ne kawai. Shin wannan zai haifar da lafiyar dogon lokaci, har yanzu ana buƙatar ƙarin gwaje‑gwaje masu tsawo da suka haɗa da al'amuran kiwon lafiya daban‑daban. Duk wanda ke yin talla da cewa NAD+ tabbatar da tsawon rai yana wuce gona da iri bisa ga abin da takardar ta nuna.

Karanta sakamakon da hankali

  • NAD+ na jini wakili ne na shigowar precursors. Yana nuna an sha su, amma ba ya nuna abin da ke faruwa a cikin tsoka, kwakwalwa, ko sauran gabobi.
  • Masana'antu na shiga. Gwaje‑gwajen kayan ƙari yawanci suna da alaƙa da kamfanonin da ke samar da kayayyakin, don haka a duba ko an samu conflict of interest a takardar.
  • Yawan mahalarta na da tasiri. Sakamakon da aka samu a cikin manya masu lafiya ba lallai su shafi ƙuruciya ko masu cuta ba.

Kammalawa

Gwajin NRPT ya tabbatar da abu guda: a cikin manya masu lafiya, sha NR da pterostilbene a kowace rana na ɗaga matakin NAD+ na jini a hanya mai alaƙa da ƙima, kusan 40 % a ƙimar da ake ba da shawara da kuma kusan 90 % a ƙimar da ta ninka. NAD+ ya kasance a sama tsawon makonni takwas ba tare da wani haɗari mai tsanani ba. Amma abinda waɗannan matakan NAD+ ke nufi ga lafiyar dogon lokaci har yanzu ba a sani ba. Idan kana tunanin ƙara wani precursor na NAD+, musamman a ƙima mai girma ko tare da wasu magunguna, ka tattauna da likita kafin ka fara.

Original study

Read the original research on pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov →

This article summarizes published research for general information. It is not medical advice.

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Nova Chen

Nova Chen writes for Biocracked: biohacking science, longevity & human performance.

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