Fig. 7From: Spermidine induces cytoprotective autophagy of female germline stem cells in vitro and ameliorates aging caused by oxidative stress through upregulated sequestosome-1/p62 expressionProposed model of the regulatory mechanism of SPD-induced cytoprotective autophagy. SPD initiated autophagy via PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway. As a downstream target of the AKT/mTOR pathway, p62 may be a target protein for anti-aging. SPD maybe upregulate Bcl-2 mRNA and inhibit apoptosisBack to article page