2.4.2.12 nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase HITC6 cell SMC clonal line stably expressing Nampt, 7.1 +/-3.1 fold higher Nampt activity, 6.3 +/-0.3 additional population doublings constituting 71 +/-7% lifespan prolongation, 19 +/-2% reduction in number of senescent cells at passage 37 compared to control HITC6 cells is dependent on SIRT1 activity and associated with increased p53 degradation and protection against oxidative cell damage as response to 150 microM hydrogen peroxide 680749 2.4.2.12 nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase HITC6 cell SMC clonal line, Nampt expression declines as SMC approach senescence as detected by immunoblotting using rabbit-polyclonal anti-human Nampt/Pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor antibody, 14 +/-3% of basal Nampt activity in presenescent SMC, direct relationship between Nampt activity and number of replication cycles preceeding senescence 680749