Resveratrol: Promising Alternative Therapy for Lung Cancer
A study on the combined effects of resveratrol and a naturally derived chemotherapy drug on lung cancer cells was published in 2003 by Drs. T. Kubota, Y. Uemura, M. Kobayashi and H. Taquchi from the Department of Medicine at the Kochi Medical School in Kochi, Japan.
Red wine resveratrol is a natural compound found in grapes and other food products that can help prevent cancer. The results of this study suggest that resveratrol may be a promising alternative therapy for lung cancer. The research also suggests that lung cancer cells that have been exposed to resveratrol have a lower tolerance level to be destroyed by the chemotherapy drug, paclitaxel, which is similarly abstracted from natural plant substances.
Resveratrol Enhances the Therapeutic Effects of Paclitaxel in Lung Cancer Cells
The doctors found that resveratrol prevented the growth of three lung cancer cell lines by 50%. They examined the combined effects in cells of resveratrol and paclitaxel. Paclitaxel is an important cancer prevention agent against lung cancer. Resveratrol enhanced the subsequent restriction of cells caused by the chemotherapy drug.
There are different ways to ingest the grape polyphenol called resveratrol. There is also research supporting that moderate red wine drinking supplies the body with small doses of resveratrol. There are also resveratrol supplement tablets and pills for people who do not drink alcohol.