Benefits of red wine for health

Scientists from Scotland and Singapore have found an answer to a question regarding the benefits of red wine: resveratrol compound in this wine (an antioxidant. How is polyphenol chemistry capable of regulating inflammation?

The new study published in August 2009 in The FASEB Journal not only explains the dual effect of resveratrol on inflammation, but also shows how resveratrol and its derivatives can be applied. Used in the prevention of inflammatory causes of death, such as appendicitis, peritonitis, and body infections.

' Malignant inflammatory diseases such as infections are difficult to treat and every day cause many deaths around the world ,' said Alirio Melendez, co-author of the study, faculty of Medicine at Glasgow Biochemistry Research Center , Scotland said. 'Moreover, the health of those who survive the infection is also significantly reduced due to injuries in the internal organs. The highest goal of this study is to identify a new treatment for malignant infections. '

Scientists found an answer to a question related to the benefits of red wine: how resveratrol in this wine can regulate inflammation? (Photo: iStockphoto / Ina Peters)

In this study, scientists introduced an infectious agent into two experimental groups of mice. One of the previous two groups was treated with resveratrol. The results showed that the group of mice that had not been injected with resveratrol had a very strong infection reaction, while the injected group was protected from infection. The scientists also conducted an examination of mouse tissues to determine how resveratrol can protect them from infection. They found that resveratrol has a dual effect of preventing infection with the ability to prevent the body from producing two types of molecules that cause infection (sphingosine kinase and phospholipase D). This finding suggests that in the future people can produce drugs in which resveratrol is the main ingredient for the treatment of infections.

'The healing power of red wine has been known for thousands of years,' said Gerald Weissmann, editor-in-chief of the FASEB Journal, 'and now scientists have discovered the secret of this ability. . Understand how resveratrol works, promising new treatments for malignant infections. '

Refer:

Issuree et al.Resveratrol C5a-induced attentionates in vitro and in vivo by inhibiting phospholipase D and sphingosine kinase activities.The FASEB Journal, 2009;23 (8): 2412 DOI: 10.1096 / fj.09-130542