Specifically, animal studies show MPs can disrupt the -diversity of gut microbiota and decrease the Firmicutes-to-Bacteroidetes (F/B) ratio, resulting in an increased relative abundance of pathogenic bacteria in ICR mice (Wang et al., 2002), which are critical factors in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases
[4],[8] N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a widely used precursor of GSH and works on the same principle as direct GSH supplementation, but along the synthesis route
NAM created by NAD + consumption pathways is recycled into NMN by nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase (NAMPT), which is the rate-limiting reaction in the salvage pathway [47]
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