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Taking a supplement called nicotinamide riboside for six weeks might help immune cells in people with serious kidney disease work better by boosting their energy levels.

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A Pilot Trial of Nicotinamide Riboside and Coenzyme Q10 on Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in CKD

Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2025 Mar 1

The study gave people with kidney disease a specific supplement (nicotinamide riboside) for 6 weeks and found their immune cells became better at producing energy, just as the claim says.

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A Pilot Trial of Nicotinamide Riboside and Coenzyme Q10 on Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in CKD

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DOI: 10.2215/CJN.0000000624

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Taking a supplement called nicotinamide riboside for six weeks might help immune cells in people with kidney disease work better by boosting their energy levels.

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In people with moderate to severe kidney disease, taking 1000 mg of nicotinamide riboside daily for six weeks may boost energy in immune cells, but the same doesn’t happen with a high dose of CoQ10.

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Taking a supplement called nicotinamide riboside for six weeks might change how certain genes work in people with moderate to severe kidney disease, possibly helping with energy and metabolism.

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Taking a supplement called nicotinamide riboside for six weeks might change how genes work in the blood of people with moderate to severe kidney disease, possibly affecting how the body handles sugar, fat, and the immune system.

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Taking a supplement called nicotinamide riboside every day for six weeks might boost a protein in the blood that affects the immune system in people with moderate to severe kidney disease — but we don’t know yet if that change actually helps or matters for their health.

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