Spermidine Promotes Cardioprotective Autophagy

Dan Tong, Joseph A Hill

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

23 Scopus citations

Abstract

A recent study published in Nature Medicine reports that dietary supplementation with spermidine, a natural polyamine, extends life span and reverses agingassociated cardiac dysfunction in mice through induction of autophagy. Similar protective effects of spermidine on human cardiovascular health were also suggested by epidemiological studies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1229-1231
Number of pages3
JournalCirculation research
Volume120
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 14 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physiology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Spermidine Promotes Cardioprotective Autophagy'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this