Nicotinamide Mononucleotide administration prevents doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity and loss in physical activity in mice.

In this study we investigated whether nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) could protect against Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity and physical dysfunction in vivo. To assess the short- and long-term toxicity, two Doxo regimens were tested, acute and chronic. In the acute study, C57BL6/J (B6) mice were injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) once with Doxo (20 mg/kg) and NMN (180 mg/kg/day, i.p.) was administered daily for five days before and after the Doxo injection. In the chronic study, B6 mice received a cumulative dose of 20 mg/kg Doxo administered in fractionated doses for five days. NMN (500 mg/kg/day) was supplied in the mice's drinking water beginning five days before the first injection of Doxo and continuing for 60 days after. Overall design: Heart mRNA profiles of non treated mice were compared with Doxo treated and doxo treated + ß-NMN (acute or chronic dose).