Washington University medical school Professor Shin-ichiro Imai, focuses his research on aging and longevity.

华盛顿大学医学院教授今井的研究目标是衰老和长寿。

So Imai and his colleagues wondered if NMN might, in effect, help restore normal blood sugar metabolism.

于是今井及其同事就开始好奇，NMN是否能够恢复糖尿病患者血糖的正常新陈代谢。