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. 2017 Mar 6;292(16):6452–6460. doi: 10.1074/jbc.R116.771915

Table 1.

A summary of some of the small molecules or approved and/or investigational drugs that may be beneficial to slow the aging process

Molecular target Drug/Small molecule Mode of action
Sirtuins Resveratrol ? Direct/indirect STAC
SRT1720/2104 Direct sirtuin activator
Nicotinamide riboside NAD precursor
Apigenin Inhibits CD38, enzyme that degrades NAD
mTOR Rapamycin/Sirolimus/ Everolimus Rapamycin and rapalogs/mTORC1 inhibitors
AZD8055/INK128 Direct mTOR kinase inhibitors
IIS/GH Pegvisomant GH receptor antagonist
Trametinib Ras inhibitor resulting in decreased IIS signaling
AMPK and others Metformin Potential AMPK activator
Ruxolitinib JAK inhibitor/↓ inflammation
Spermidine Natural product ↑ autophagy
Quescetin/Dasatinib Senolytics