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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2009, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (12): 1423-1427.

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Research progress of Nampt Visfatin PBEF

SHENG Fei-feng, LIU Zhao-qian   

  1. Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Hunan Key Lacoratory of Pharmacogenetics, Central South University, Changsha 410078, Hunan, China
  • Received:2009-08-26 Revised:2009-10-15 Published:2020-10-20

Abstract: Nicotinamide phosphoribosy ltransferase (Nampt)is the crucial rate-limiting enzyme of NAD biosynthesis, also known as pre-B cell colony-enhancing factor (PBEF) and visfatin.Recently, it has been found that Nampt/Visfatin/PBEF plays a role in many fields like NAD biosynthesis, metabolism and inflammatory response, as well as cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis.Nampt/Visfatin/PBEF might affect the development and prognosis of diseases such as type 2 diabetes, pulmonary diseases, malignant tumors and so on.This paper focuses on the physiological function and clinical significance of Nampt/Visfatin/PBEF.

Key words: nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase, pre-B cell colony enhancing factor, visfatin

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