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ArticleAging cell2026

The Mitochondrial NAD Transporter SLC25A51 in Adipocytes Regulates Adipose Tissue Mitochondrial Function and Systemic Metabolism During Aging.

Daiki Kojima, Keisuke Yaku, Shotaro Kosugi, Ryunosuke Mitsuno, Kenji Kaneko, Yoshinaga Kawano, Akihito Hishikawa, Seiya Mizuno, Manami Katoh, Akiko Satoh and 10 more

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Daiki KojimaDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Keisuke YakuDepartment of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.
Shotaro KosugiDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Ryunosuke MitsunoDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kenji KanekoDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yoshinaga KawanoDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Akihito HishikawaDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Seiya MizunoLaboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6740-5817
Manami KatohDepartments of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Akiko SatohDepartment of Integrative Physiology, Division of Brain Science, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer (IDAC), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Shinya ToyokuniDepartment of Pathology and Biological Responses, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
Tatsuhiko AzegamiDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4809-5788
Kenichiro KinouchiDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Shintaro YamaguchiDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4917-033X
Hiroshi ItohCenter for Preventive Medicine, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Takeshi KandaDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shimane University, Izumo, Shimane, Japan.
Toshimasa YamauchiDepartment of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4827-6404
Takashi NakagawaDepartment of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.
Kaori HayashiDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Jun YoshinoDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9833-4356

Funding

AstellasJapan Agency for Medical Research and Development 25gm6710007h0004Japan Geriatrics SocietyJapan Society for the Promotion of Science 20K23382Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 21K18270Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 24K02506Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 25K02627Keio University Program for the Advancement of Next Generation Research ProjectsNaito FoundationNovo Nordisk PharmaSalt Science Research Foundation
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Abstract

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is a classical coenzyme regulating cellular energy metabolism. Emerging evidence demonstrates the causal relationship between defective NAD metabolism and various age-associated diseases. The major purpose of the present study was to investigate the role of adipocyte mitochondrial NAD biology in age-associated metabolic diseases. To this end, we focused on solute carrier family 25 member 51 (SLC25A51), a recently identified mitochondrial NAD transporter. We found that aging was associated with decreased adipose tissue SLC25A51 expression in both humans and mice. We next generated and analyzed novel knockout and overexpression models, which we have named adipocyte-specific Slc25a51 knockout (ASKO) and Slc25a51 overexpressing (ASLO) mice. ASKO mice had a marked decrease in adipose tissue mitochondrial NAD levels and exhibited age-associated systemic metabolic complications, such as obesity, glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, metabolic inflexibility, dyslipidemia, and hepatosteatosis. Mechanistically, loss of Slc25a51 reduced mitochondrial respiratory function, fatty acid oxidation capacity, and adiponectin production in adipose tissue, likely contributing to the development of systemic metabolic complications. Conversely, ASLO mice were protected from obesity and insulin resistance caused by aging. In conclusion, our results provide novel mechanistic and therapeutic insights into understanding the critical role of adipocyte mitochondrial NAD transporter SLC25A51 in the pathophysiology of age-associated metabolic diseases, particularly obesity and insulin resistance.

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AdipocytesAdipose TissueAgingMitochondriaNADAnimalsHumansInsulin ResistanceMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNADadipocyteaginginsulin resistanceNADobesity

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PMCPMC13100308

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