Main
Function:Antioxidant, Reduce risk for
cancer, Reduce incidence of cardiovascular disease,
antiproliferative.
Resveratrol has
several activities that may account for its possible
cardioprotective action. These include inhibition of the oxidation
of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), inhibition of smooth muscle cell
proliferation and inhibition of platelet aggregation. Resveratrol
has also been found to reduce the synthesis of lipids in rat liver
and to inhibit the production of proatherogenic eicosanoids by
human platelets and neutrophils.
Resveratrol's
antioxidant activity may play an important role in its possible
cardioprotective action. Above, was mentioned its ability to
inhibit the oxidation of LDL.
Resveratrol has anti-atherosclerotic activity and that it might
have some immune-stimulating and anti-cancer effects. Human studies
are few in number and inconclusive due to short duration and poor
design
