Trans-Resveratrol Assists Chemotherapy Drug
A 2003 case study from the Facoltá di Medicina e Chirurgia in the Dipartimento di Neuroscienze e Tecnologie Biomediche at the Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca in Monza, Italy found that trans-resveratrol, a form of the red wine ingredient called resveratrol, effects toxin induced cell death in tumor cells.
Along with a naturally derived chemotherapy cancer drug, Trans-resveratrol helps to induce cell death in cancerous tumor cells. In the human body, there are pathways that allow cells to respond to environmental factors, trans-resveratrol aids by regulating these pathways.
Drs. G. Nicolini, R. Rigolio, A. Scuteri, M. Miloso, D. Saccomanno, G. Cavaletti and G. Tredici performed this experiment on molecular level to find that trans-resveratrol interacts with Paclitaxel, a type of cancer treatment drug that is derived from natural substances in plants. Trans-resveratrol and resveratrol are also naturally derived from plants, like grapes. Trans-resveratrol and resveratrol can be consumed by drinking red wine. The most effective way to ingest this compound is in the form of a resveratrol supplement that the effects are more direct.