Fig. 6From: Spermidine induces cytoprotective autophagy of female germline stem cells in vitro and ameliorates aging caused by oxidative stress through upregulated sequestosome-1/p62 expressionSPD induces autophagy through the AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in FGSCs. Western blot analysis of AKT, p-AKT, mTOR, and p-mTOR protein levels in FGSCs with or without SPD treatment for 4 h. ***P < 0.001 compared with controls. n.s. no significance, Con controlBack to article page