Metabolic effects of resveratrol: addressing the controversies

JL Bitterman, JH Chung - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2015 - Springer
JL Bitterman, JH Chung
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2015Springer
Resveratrol, a polyphenol found in a number of plant-based foods such as red wine, has
received a great deal of attention for its diverse array of healthful effects. Beneficial effects of
resveratrol are diverse; they include improvement of mitochondrial function, protection
against obesity and obesity-related diseases such as type-2 diabetes, suppression of
inflammation and cancer cell growth and protection against cardiovascular dysfunction, just
to name a few. Investigations into the metabolic effects of resveratrol are furthest along and …
Abstract
Resveratrol, a polyphenol found in a number of plant-based foods such as red wine, has received a great deal of attention for its diverse array of healthful effects. Beneficial effects of resveratrol are diverse; they include improvement of mitochondrial function, protection against obesity and obesity-related diseases such as type-2 diabetes, suppression of inflammation and cancer cell growth and protection against cardiovascular dysfunction, just to name a few. Investigations into the metabolic effects of resveratrol are furthest along and now include a number of clinical trials, which have yielded mixed results. There are a number of controversies surrounding resveratrol that have not been resolved. Here, we will review these controversies with particular emphasis on its mechanism of metabolic action and how lessons from resveratrol may help develop therapies that harness the effects of resveratrol but without the undesirable properties of resveratrol.
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