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Uji Coba Suplemen NAD+ Paling Gedhé Kanggo Parkinson Gagal

Lyra Voss · · 4 min read

Uji Coba Suplemen NAD+ Paling Gedhé Kanggo Parkinson Gagal

Nikotinamid ribosida (NR), sing dipasarake kanthi jeneng Niagen lan Tru Niagen, iku salah siji suplemen awet urip paling populer ing pasar. Saiki NR wis ngadhepi uji paling gedhé ing penyakit saraf, lan asilé ora nguntungaké. Ing uji fase 3 NOPARK sing diterbitake ing JAMA Oktober 2026, pasien Parkinson awale sing njupuk NR nuduhaké asil sing rada luwih ala tinimbang sing nampa plasebo. Pengaruhe cilik, nanging arahé mbantah pangarep‑arep lapangan.

Apa sing ditindhakaké uji coba iki

NOPARK iku uji coba fase 3 sing acak, double‑blind, lan dikontrol plasebo, dilakokaké ing 11 pusat ing Norway.

  • Sapa: Wong diwasa umur 35 taun utawa luwih, diagnosa Parkinson ing wektu rong taun kepungkur, Hoehn lan Yahr stage ngisor 3, scintigraphy transporter dopamin abnormal sing nuduhaké ilangé neuron dopaminergik nigrostriatal, lan pangobatan dopaminergik sing wis stabil.
  • Jumlah sampel: 537 wong disaring lan 410 diacak antarane Mei 2020 lan Juni 2024. Saka kana, 393 kalebu ing analisis utama.
  • Karakteristik: Umur rata‑rata 65,6 taun (SD 9,4), lan 34 % wanita.
  • Intervensi: NR oral 500 mg kaping loro saben dina (total 1 000 mg / hari) utawa plasebo sing cocok, suwene 52 minggu.
  • Outcome utama: Owah‑owahan total MDS‑UPDRS (bagian I–III) saka wiwitan nganti minggu 52. Skala iki mundhak saka 0 nganti 236, lan angka luwih dhuwur nuduhaké penyakit sing luwih parah.

Pangukuran pungkasan rampung ing Juni 2025. Uji coba iki kacathet minangka NCT03568968.

Angka‑angka pokok

Ing minggu 52, total skor MDS‑UPDRS mundhak 2,45 poin (95 % CI 0,80–4,10) ing kelompok NR. Ing kelompok plasebo mudhun 0,27 poin (95 % CI ‑1,95 nganti 1,40).

Beda rata‑rata sing wis disetel yaiku 2,72 poin (95 % CI 0,47–4,98; P = .02), milih plasebo.

Beban gejala non‑motor uga nuduhaké pola sing padha. Ing Non‑Motor Symptoms Scale (kisaran 0–360), NR disambungaké karo skor sing luwih ala, kanthi beda rata‑rata sing disetel 4,22 poin (95 % CI 1,07–7,37; P = .009).

Kenapa "luwih ala" butuh konteks

Iki dudu crita pasien sing ngalami kecelakaan parah. Peneliti nggunakaké ambang klinis sing wis dipublikasikaké kanggo owah‑owahan sing penting ing MDS‑UPDRS: 6,7 poin kanggo perbaikan lan 5,2 poin kanggo kemunduran. Jarak 2,72 poin iku signifikan sacara statistik, nanging adoh saka ambang kemunduran. Malah pucuk ndhuwur interval kapercayané (4,98) isih kurang saka 5,2.

Patang saka lima outcome sekunder utama sing wis ditemtokaké sadurungé ora nuduhaké béda signifikan. Iki kalebu bagean I, II, lan III MDS‑UPDRS lan temuan pencitraan transporter dopamin. Sing siji beda yaiku skor non‑motor.

Interpretasi paling sah yaiku NR ora menehi manfaat lan malah kèwané karo skor sing rada luwih ala. Penulis nyimpulaké yèn NR ora ningkataké asil klinis lan malah luwih ala tinimbang plasebo.

Kejutan babagan keamanan

Siji temuan nglawan narasi "NR luwih ala". Kejadian adverse serius kedadeyan ing 17 saka 205 peserta (8,3 %) sing nampa NR lan 29 saka 205 (14,1 %) sing nampa plasebo ing populasi keamanan. Dadi NR ora ana hubungane karo luwih akeh adverse serius; malah luwih sithik. Studi iki ora nerangaké sebab bedane, lan ora kena dijupuk minangka bukti yèn NR nglindhungi saka apa wae.

Kenapa asil iki penting

Pangarep‑arep babagan NR ing Parkinson asalé saka riset praklinis lan studi cilik awale, kalebu karya NADPARK sing padha saka grup Norway iki. Studi‑studi mau nuduhaké yèn NR bisa nambah kadar NAD+ lan mengaruhi metabolisme otak. Nanging, studi‑studi kasebut cilik lan ora dirancang kanggo mbuktekaké mupangat klinis, déné NOPARK dadi tes konfirmasi.

Kredibilitas uga penting dicathet. Sawijining peneliti nduwèni paten NR kanggo Parkinson, lisensi marang Niagen Bioscience (sadurungé ChromaDex), miturut pengungkapan uji coba sing diringkes ing sumber. Peneliti sing duwé kepentingan finansial malah nglaporaké asil négatif, sing nambah bobot asil kasebut. Desainé uga kuwat: double‑blind, kontrol plasebo, diagnosa sing dikonfirmasi kanthi imaging, lan endpoint primer sing wis ditemtokaké sadurungé.

Apa artiné iki kanggo sampeyan

  • Aja nambani dhéwé nganggo NR. Uji coba paling gedhé nemokaké ora ana mupangat lan sinyal cilik ngarahaké marang asil sing luwih ala kanthi dosis 1 000 mg / hari sajrone setaun.
  • Yèn sampeyan wis njupuk NR, rembugan dhisik karo neurologmu sadurungé nggawe keputusan. Aja langsung mandheg utawa ngowahi obat sing wis diwènèhi dokter.
  • Suplemen ora nggantèkaké terapi dopaminergik utawa perawatan standar.

Yèn sampeyan njupuk NR utawa NMN kanggo awet urip umum:

  • Uji coba iki ditujokaké kanggo wong sing nduwèni Parkinson awal, dudu wong sehat. Mulane ora nuduhaké yèn NR mbebayani wong sehat.
  • Iki nglemahaké klaim "naikaké NAD+ lan nglindhungi otak" sing sakabèhé. Yèn NR ora bisa mbantu ing penyakit sing NAD+ dadi target utama, klaim perlindungan saraf ing wong sehat dadi luwih tipis didhukung.
  • NMN ora diuji ing kéné, dadi asil iki ora bisa langsung dipasangaké marang NMN. Rasional biologisé padha, lan skeptisisme sing padha tetep wajar.
  • Dosis lan wektu: uji coba nggunakake 500 mg kaping loro saben dina suwene 52 minggu. Akeh produk komersial migunakaké dosis luwih sithik, mula uji iki ora langsung cocog karo panggunaan suplemen biasané. Ora ana dhasar kanggo nyaranaké dosis utawa jadwal tartamtu.

Sapa sing pantes mikirake NR: sapa wae sing nduwèni Parkinson utawa nduwèni riwayat kulawarga sing kuat lan mikir NR minangka langkah pencegahan utawa modifikasi penyakit, lan sapa wae sing tuku NR awit tujuan perlindungan otak.

Sapa sing isih bisa mikir: wong‑wong sing njupuk NR amarga alesan liya, sing kudu nganggep bukti iki durung pasti, ora cukup kanggo njupuk keputusan. Rembug karo dokter, utamané yèn sampeyan nduwèni penyakit kronis utawa njupuk obat liya.

Ringkesan

NOPARK minangka conto arang banget ing ngendi suplemen populer diuji skala gedhé ing penyakit sing data awalé ndhukung, lan asilé ora nyukupi. Pengaruhe modest lan ngisor ambang klinis, adverse serius luwih sithik ing grup NR, lan studi iki khusus kanggo Parkinson awal. Nanging, minangka terapi sing ngowahi penyakit, NR ora ngasilaké manfaat sing dikarepake.

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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Written by

Lyra Voss

Lyra Voss writes for Biocracked: biohacking science, longevity & human performance.

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