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Comment
. 2017 Apr 14;120(8):1229-1231.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.117.310603.

Spermidine Promotes Cardioprotective Autophagy

Dan Tong  1 , Joseph A Hill  2
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Spermidine Promotes Cardioprotective Autophagy

Dan Tong et al. Circ Res. .

Abstract

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

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Competing interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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  • Cardioprotection and lifespan extension by the natural polyamine spermidine.
    Eisenberg T, Abdellatif M, Schroeder S, Primessnig U, Stekovic S, Pendl T, Harger A, Schipke J, Zimmermann A, Schmidt A, Tong M, Ruckenstuhl C, Dammbrueck C, Gross AS, Herbst V, Magnes C, Trausinger G, Narath S, Meinitzer A, Hu Z, Kirsch A, Eller K, Carmona-Gutierrez D, Büttner S, Pietrocola F, Knittelfelder O, Schrepfer E, Rockenfeller P, Simonini C, Rahn A, Horsch M, Moreth K, Beckers J, Fuchs H, Gailus-Durner V, Neff F, Janik D, Rathkolb B, Rozman J, de Angelis MH, Moustafa T, Haemmerle G, Mayr M, Willeit P, von Frieling-Salewsky M, Pieske B, Scorrano L, Pieber T, Pechlaner R, Willeit J, Sigrist SJ, Linke WA, Mühlfeld C, Sadoshima J, Dengjel J, Kiechl S, Kroemer G, Sedej S, Madeo F. Eisenberg T, et al. Nat Med. 2016 Dec;22(12):1428-1438. doi: 10.1038/nm.4222. Epub 2016 Nov 14. Nat Med. 2016. PMID: 27841876 Free PMC article.

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