PMID- 33389971 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210111 IS - 2508-4909 (Electronic) IS - 2508-4798 (Print) IS - 2508-4798 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 4 DP - 2020 Dec TI - The Discovery of Druggable Anti-aging Agents. PG - 232-242 LID - 10.4235/agmr.20.0092 [doi] AB - Caloric restriction (CR) has been shown to extend the lifespan of many species. Research to identify compounds that imitate the results of CR has shown extensions of both lifespan and healthspan via different mechanisms. For example, mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors such as rapamycin, phenols, and flavonoids show antioxidant characteristics, while spermidine induces autophagy. Herein, we summarize research progress and proposed mechanisms for the most well-known compounds showing lifespan-extending potential for anti-aging characteristics. FAU - Yalcin, Gulperi AU - Yalcin G AD - Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Lee, Cheol-Koo AU - Lee CK AD - Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20201229 PL - Korea (South) TA - Ann Geriatr Med Res JT - Annals of geriatric medicine and research JID - 101701105 PMC - PMC7781965 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Anti-aging OT - Lifespan extension OT - Caloric restriction mimetics COIS- CONFLICT OF INTEREST The researchers claim no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2021/01/05 06:00 MHDA- 2021/01/05 06:01 PMCR- 2020/12/01 CRDT- 2021/01/04 03:22 PHST- 2020/12/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/12/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/01/04 03:22 [entrez] PHST- 2021/01/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/01/05 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - agmr.20.0092 [pii] AID - agmr-20-0092 [pii] AID - 10.4235/agmr.20.0092 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ann Geriatr Med Res. 2020 Dec;24(4):232-242. doi: 10.4235/agmr.20.0092. Epub 2020 Dec 29.