RESVERATROL: A CROSSROAD OF ENOLOGY AND BIOMEDICINE

Vesselka Nikolova
3rd Clinic of Cardiology, Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, University St. Marina Hospital, Varna, Bulgaria

Interest in the potential health benefits of resveratrol, a constituent of red wine, has increased significantly in the past decade. Extensive research has been done on it in attempt to reveal its clinical potential both in terms of disease prevention and treatment. Since initially resveratrol has been regarded as an explanation for the French paradox, attention of health professionals and journalists has been drawn to it. Called “promising molecule”, “star molecule” or “wonder drug”, resveratrol has been reposed hope as a cardioprotective, neuroprotective, anticancer, antiinflammatory, and antiaging molecule. Here we present state-of-theresveratrol elucidating its role in promotion of health and prevention of disease.
Biomed Rev 2007; 18: 89-101.

Key words: anticancer, antiinflammatory, apoptosis, cardioprotective, longevity, neuroprotective, red wine, hormesis
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Received 2 December 2007, accepted 15 December 2007.
Correspondence and reprint request to Dr Vesselka Nikolova, 3rd Clinic of Cardiology, Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, University
St Marina Hospital, BG-9010 Varna, Bulgaria.

E-mail:vesselka@gmail.com

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