Recent Advances of Resveratrol as Add on Therapy: Review article

Document Type : Reviews Articles.

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1 Medical Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University,Qena, Egypt

2 Clinical Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Galala University, Suez, Egypt

Abstract

Background: Resveratrol (RV) is a widely-known polyphenolic chemical found in many plants, including berry, peanut and grape fruits. It is well known for its association with numerous health benefits, including glucose metabolism optimization, anti-obesity, cardio protective, neuroprotective, anti-cancer activities, antiaging and neurodegeneration prevention. These promising therapeutic effects are controlled by a number of interconnected mechanisms that regulate oxidative damage, cell death and inflammation. As a result, it is possible that RV might be regarded as a great nutraceutical and pharmacological therapeutic supplementary medication.
Objectives: This review would broaden understanding of RV and motivate researchers everywhere to take RV into consideration as a pharmaceutical treatment to treat and protect against numerous diseases in the future. Our review article will cover the potential of this unique natural chemical to become an important nutraceutical and therapeutic add on medication. Also, the toxicity, side effects and drug interactions of RE is gathered and analyzed in this article.
Conclusion: This research implies that there is still more to learn about RV.

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