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This abnormality was accompanied by disrupted NAD\n                    <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                    homeostasis, marked neuroinflammatory activation, mitochondrial structural and functional impairment, increased \u03b2-amyloid (A\u03b2) burden, and impaired learning and memory ability. FK866 (1 mg\/kg per injection, once every other day for 12 weeks) alone exerted limited effects and was insufficient to ameliorate the overall pathological phenotype. By comparison, a 12-week aerobic treadmill exercise program markedly ameliorated cognitive impairment, attenuated A\u03b2 pathology, suppressed neuroinflammation, and improved mitochondrial integrity and bioenergetic function in APP\/PS1 mice. More importantly, under NAMPT-inhibited conditions, exercise still preserved hippocampal NAD\n                    <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                    homeostasis and maintained significant neuroprotective effects. Compared with exercise alone, the combined intervention with exercise and FK866 further improved selected indices related to A\u03b2 pathology, neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial damage. These additional effects may be associated with increased NAD\n                    <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                    biosynthesis through the NMNAT3 pathway, as well as reduced NAD\n                    <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                    consumption and neuroinflammatory activation through the suppression of CD38 and PARP1 expression.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fimmu.2026.1876444","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,24]],"date-time":"2026-07-24T04:22:45Z","timestamp":1784866965000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Aerobic exercise combined with FK866 ameliorates Alzheimer\u2019s disease-like pathology in APP\/PS1 mice with NAMPT abnormality"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Chang","family":"Sun","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Sports and Health, Shandong Sport University","place":["Jinan, 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