Plant "polyphenolic" small molecules can induce a calorie restriction-mimetic life-span extension by activating sirtuins: will "polyphenols" someday be used as chemotherapeutic drugs in Western medicine?

MeSH terms

• Animals
• Caloric Restriction*
• Flavonoids / chemistry
• Flavonoids / pharmacology*
• Flavonoids / therapeutic use*
• Humans
• Longevity / drug effects*
• Longevity / physiology
• Phenols / chemistry
• Phenols / pharmacology*
• Phenols / therapeutic use*
• Phytotherapy
• Plant Extracts / chemistry
• Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
• Plant Extracts / therapeutic use*
• Polyphenols
• Sirtuins / metabolism*