This is a single center, prospective study to evaluate correlations between epigenetic aging (as measured via DNA methylation) and NAD+ levels in healthy volunteers.
This biomarker study consists of a single outpatient visit to the research unit. At this visit, eligibility will be assessed and biomarker samples (blood, saliva and urine) will be collected from subjects meeting eligibility criteria. Consenting subjects with clinically significant screening lab values may be excluded from the study after biomarker sample collection (i.e., clinical lab test results will become available after the biomarker sample collection). The prescribing of drugs to humans will not be part of this protocol.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
170
Biomarkers of aging including NAD+ levels in whole blood, interleukins, inflammatory cytokines, growth factors, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, and patterns in DNA methylation
Duke Early Phase Clinical Research
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Correlation between biological age, calculated using DNA isolated from blood, and circulating NAD+ levels
Time frame: At baseline
Correlations between biological age, calculated using DNA isolated from saliva, and circulating NAD+ levels
Time frame: At baseline
Correlations between biological age, calculated using DNA isolated from blood and saliva, and Omega-3 levels in blood
Time frame: At baseline
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