articleCritical Reviews in Food Science and NutritionDec 21, 2016Closed access

Resveratrol as an anti-cancer agent: A review

ARAbdur RaufMIMuhammad ImranMSMasood Sadiq ButtMNMuhammad NadeemDGDennis G. Peters

University of Swabi · Imperial College of Business Studies · +5 more institutions

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Abstract

Owing to their antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activity, grapes (Vitis vinifera L.) are the archetypal paradigms of fruits used not only for nutritional purposes, but also for exclusive therapeutics. Grapes are a prominent and promising source of phytochemicals, especially resveratrol, a phytoalexin antioxidant found in red grapes which has both chemopreventive and therapeutic effects against various ailments. Resveratrol's role in reducing different human cancers, including breast, cervical, uterine, blood, kidney, liver, eye, bladder, thyroid, esophageal, prostate, brain, lung, skin, gastric, colon, head and neck, bone, ovarian, and cervical, has been reviewed. This review covers the…

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Keywords
  • Resveratrol
  • Medicine
  • Phytoalexin
  • Antioxidant
  • Cancer
  • Pharmacology
  • Internal medicine
  • Biology
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