Caloric restriction can promote health and extend the lifespan of model organisms, and diverse classes of compounds that mimic the biochemical and functional effects of caloric restriction have attracted considerable interest as potential pharmacotherapies for diseases such as diabetes and obesity. Kroemer, Madeo and colleagues propose a unifying definition of caloric restriction mimetics as agents that induce autophagy by promoting protein deacetylation, which could have implications for their development as drugs.
- Frank Madeo
- Federico Pietrocola
- Guido Kroemer
