Human Inflammation Suppressed By Red Wine

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oi-Priya Devi

By Priya Devi

Friday, July 30, 2010, 12:33

According to a new study there is a popular plant extract, called resveratrol, that can surprisingly suppress inflammation in humans. As per the reports this extract has already proven to prolong life in yeast and lower animals due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

This wonderful extract is hereby produced 'naturally' by several plants when under attack of the pathogens such as bacteria or fungi which is found in the skin of red grapes and red wine. It can also be made artificially by chemical synthesis that is derived from the Japanese knotweed and is sold as a nutritional supplement.

The UB research professor of medicine , Husam Ghanim, PhD, has said that the compound could help insulin resistance as well, a condition related to oxidative stress. The trial results of the extract showed that it suppressed the generation of free radicals or reactive oxygen species, unstable molecules which is known to cause oxidative stress and release proinflammatory factors into the blood stream, resulting to damage in the blood vessel lining.

The trial blood samples has also showed suppression of the inflammatory protein tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and other similar compounds that increase inflammation in blood vessels and interfere with insulin action, causing insulin resistance and the risk of also developing 'diabetes'.

The studies also says that other than resveratol something else has caused these changes. The senior author on the study and UB distinguished professor of medicine , Paresh Dandona, MD, PhD, has said that, “ The product we used has only 20 percent resveratrol, so it is possible that something else in the preparation is responsible for the positive effects."

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