Resveratrol and Health

<p>Resveratrol (3,5,4′-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene) is a phenol phytoalexin derived from grapes, berries, and other plants  possessing a spectrum of pharmacologic properties.  Resveratrol has been shown to modulate LDL levels, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, to interfere with or inhibit oncogenesis and tumor proliferation in <i>in</i> vivo animal cancer models and in human tumor cells <i>in vitro</i>, to significantly extend the lifespan of the <a title=”Yeast” href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeast”>yeast</a><i><a title=”Saccharomyces cerevisiae” href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccharomyces_cerevisiae”>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</a></i>,  <i><a title=”Caenorhabditis elegans” href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caenorhabditis_elegans”>Caenorhabditis elegans</a></i> and the fruit fly <i><a title=”Drosophila melanogaster” href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosophila_melanogaster”>Drosophila melanogaster</a>,</i> and to produce wide-ranging benefits in animal models of obsesity and diabetes.Resveratrol has gained mainstream attention as “the red wine pill,” with widespread claims made of human health benefits that have outpaced the existing evidence. Over the past few years, many clinical trials have been conducted to evaluate the health effects of resveratrol in humans, in the treatment of cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, osteopenia and osteoporosis, and others.  Considerable work is also underway exploring the optimization of resveratrol delivery and bioavailability in nutraceutical and pharmaceutical paradigms.<br /> <br /> NOTE: <i>Annals</i> volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For more information on institutional journal subscriptions, please visit: <a style=”font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;” href=”http://ordering.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/subs.asp?ref=1749-6632&doi=10.111/(ISSN)1749-6632″>http://ordering.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/subs.asp?ref=1749-6632&doi=10.111/(ISSN)1749-6632</a></p> <p>ACADEMY MEMBERS: Please contact the New York Academy of Sciences directly to place your order (<a style=”font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;” href=”http://www.nyas.org/”>www.nyas.org</a>). Members of the New York Academy of Science receive full-text access to<i> Annals</i> online and discounts on print volumes. Please visit <a style=”font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;” href=”http://www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspx”>http://www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspx</a> for more information on becoming a member.</p> <p> </p>