Also known as sirolimus or Rapamune, rapamycin inhibits the activity of a protein called mTOR, which helps regulate cell growth and metabolism. Suppressing mTOR seems to weaken inflammation and accelerate autophagy, a process of purging damaged materials from cells.

Chronic inflammation is associated with diabetes, heart disease and muscle pain, so reducing it could yield several health benefits. And increasing autophagy could conceivably clear toxic proteins such as amyloid-beta and tau. Accumulation of these two proteins in the brain can lead to Alzheimer’s disease.

https://nypost.com/2024/09/25/lifestyle/longevity-experts-say-rapamycin-is-the-new-fountain-of-youth/