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* Supplementing hypertension patients with 800 mg of oral NMN per day for six weeks significantly lowers their blood pressure. | * Supplementing hypertension patients with 800 mg of oral NMN per day for six weeks significantly lowers their blood pressure. | ||
* Hypertension patients display significantly lower blood cell NAD+ levels, and taking NMN increases their blood cell NAD+ levels by ~43% | * Hypertension patients display significantly lower blood cell NAD+ levels, and taking NMN increases their blood cell NAD+ levels by ~43%. | ||
* Adults with hypertension have cells lining blood vessels — endothelial cells — with elevated concentrations of the NAD+ consuming enzyme CD38, which partially explains their lower NAD+ levels. | * Adults with hypertension have cells lining blood vessels — endothelial cells — with elevated concentrations of the NAD+ consuming enzyme CD38, which partially explains their lower NAD+ levels. | ||
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