Recent Advances in the Study on Resveratrol

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  • Nakata Rieko
    Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Nara Women's University
  • Takahashi Satoru
    Department of Immunobiology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Women's University
  • Inoue Hiroyasu
    Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Nara Women's University

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Abstract

Appropriate long-term drinking of red wine is associated with a reduced risk for lifestyle-related diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer, making resveratrol, a constituent of grapes and various other plants, an attractive compound to be studied. Historically, resveratrol has been identified as a phytoalexin, antioxidant, cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitor, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) activator, endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) inducer, silent mating type information regulation 2 homolog 1 (SIRT1) activator, and more. Despite scepticism concerning the biological availability of resveratrol, a growing body of in vivo evidence indicates that resveratrol has protective effects in several stress and disease models. Here, we provide a review of the studies on resveratrol, especially with respect to COX, PPAR, and eNOS activities, and discuss its potential for promoting human health.

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