Description |
Nicotinamide is a form of vitamin B3 that plays essential roles in cell physiology through facilitating NAD+ redox homeostasis and providing NAD+ as a substrate to a class of enzymes that catalyze non-redox reactions. Nicotinamide is an inhibitor of SIRT1.
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Target |
PARP-1
Human Endogenous Metabolite
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In Vitro |
Pretreatment with the poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor nicotinamide is able to prevent HCN2 cell death. When nicotinamide is added prior to t-BuOOH, it is able to prevent neuronal cell death and inhibit apoptosis. Nicotinamide-pretreated neurons have higher expression levels of inhibitors of apoptosis (IAP) genes[1]. Nicotinamide inhibits vasoconstriction by ET. Nicotinamide also alleviates oxidative stress, which exacerbates PE and FGR[3].
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In Vivo |
Normal and streptozotocin-nicotinamide induced adult male diabetic rats receive quercetin (10, 25 and 50 mg/kg/bw) orally, and cause significant decrease in FBG and cardiac injury marker levels with increased in insulin levels[2]. Nicotinamide improves maternal hypertension, proteinuria, and glomerular endotheliosis in RUPP mice. Moreover, nicotinamide prolongs pregnancies, and improves survival and growth of the embryos in RUPP PE mice[3].
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Animal Admin |
DM is induced via a single intraperitoneal (i.p) injection of nicotinamide (110 mg/kg/body weight) dissolved in normal saline 15 min prior to streptozotocin (STZ) (55 mg/kg/body weight) injection, which is dissolved in a freshly prepared 0.1mol/Lcitrate buffer (pH 4.5). These injections are given following an overnight fast. Control rats (n=6) are injected with the same amount of solvent. In order to prevent hypoglycemia in the first 24 h following STZ injection, rats are allowed to have free access to water with 5% dextrose (D5W). Three days after STZ-nicotinamide injection, rats with FBG levels greater than 7.0 mM are considered as diabetic.
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Density | 1.2±0.1 g/cm3 |
Boiling Point | 257.7±32.0 °C at 760 mmHg |
Flash Point | 109.7±25.1 °C |
Exact Mass | 122.048012 |
PSA | 55.98000 |
LogP | -0.24 |
Vapour Pressure | 0.0±0.6 mmHg at 25°C |
Storage condition | 0-6°C |