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Editor's Corner

Caloric restriction mimetics: natural/physiological pharmacological autophagy inducers

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Pages 1879-1882 | Received 23 Jul 2014, Accepted 27 Sep 2014, Published online: 18 Dec 2014

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Figure 1. Caloric restriction and its pharmacological mimetics. (A) General outline of the mechanisms of health improvement by caloric restriction (CR). (B) Molecular mechanism of autophagy induction by CR. (C) Mechanism of action of caloric restriction mimetics (CRMs). (D) Hypothetical mechanisms of anti-aging effects of CR and CRMs.

Figure 1. Caloric restriction and its pharmacological mimetics. (A) General outline of the mechanisms of health improvement by caloric restriction (CR). (B) Molecular mechanism of autophagy induction by CR. (C) Mechanism of action of caloric restriction mimetics (CRMs). (D) Hypothetical mechanisms of anti-aging effects of CR and CRMs.