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BACKGROUND Enhancing NAD+ levels with nicotinamide riboside (NR) confers antiinflammatory effects in human disease, although immunoregulatory mechanisms remain poorly characterized. We previously showed that ex vivo NR supplementation of primary CD4+ T cells from psoriatic individuals dampened immune responsiveness.METHODS To validate this in vivo, we performed a randomized, placebo-controlled NR supplementation study in individuals with mild-to-moderate psoriasis. Participants received oral NR (500 mg twice daily) or matching placebo for 4 weeks, with blood samples collected at baseline and after supplementation. NR reduced Th17 immune responsiveness.RESULTS Bulk CD4+ T cell RNA-seq identified induction of the SLIT-ROBO signaling pathway. NR supplementation increased circulating SLIT2 levels and enhanced SLIT2 production in dermal fibroblasts. Pharmacologic and genetic interrogation in CD4+ T cells and fibroblasts demonstrated that SLIT2, acting through the ROBO1 receptor, inhibited Rho GTPase signaling, thereby attenuating canonical Th17 polarization and fibroblast inflammatory activation.CONCLUSION These findings indicate that NAD+ augmentation exerts anti-inflammatory effects in psoriasis through SLIT2-ROBO1-mediated crosstalk between dermal fibroblasts and circulating CD4+ T cells, leading to suppression of Th17-driven inflammation.TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04271735 (registration date – 2020-08026), NCT01143454 (registration date - 2010-07-21), NCT01778569 (registration date – 2013-01-22), and NCT00001846 (registration date – 2001-01-11).FUNDING The NHLBI Division of Intramural Research (HL005102 – MNS).
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Kim Han, Rachael J. Klein, Thomas C. Recupero, Anna Chiara Russo, Rahul Sharma, Anand K. Gupta, Shahin Hassanzadeh, Rebecca D. Huffstutler, Pradeep K. Dagur, Bryan Fisk, Neelam R. Redekar, Michael N. Sack
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