This review discusses the neuroprotective potential of resveratrol in stroke, traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Resveratrol Neuroprotection in Stroke and Traumatic CNS injury.
Neurochem Int. 2015 Aug 12. Epub 2015 Aug 12. PMID: 26277384
Mary Lopez
Resveratrol, a stilbene formed in many plants in response to various stressors, elicits multiple beneficial effects in vertebrates. Particularly, resveratrol was shown to have therapeutic properties in cancer, atherosclerosis and neurodegeneration. Resveratrol-induced benefits are modulated by multiple synergistic pathways that control oxidative stress, inflammation and cell death. Despite the lack of a definitive mechanism, both in vivo and in vitro studies suggest that resveratrol can induce a neuroprotective state when administered acutely or prior to experimental injury to the CNS. In this review, we discuss the neuroprotective potential of resveratrol in stroke, traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury, with a focus on the molecular pathways responsible for this protection.