Rapamycin

Biological Mechanisms

How Rapamycin works at a cellular level.

• PromotesmTOR Suppression

  TOR reduction by loss or by rapamycin treatment was shown to extend both replicative and chronological lifespan in yeast.

• PromotesAutophagy

  Several drugs increase autophagy (e.g., metformin, rapamycin, urolithin A) and improve health in model systems.

Sources

• How We Age