Cancer Prevention Agent Resveratrol Restricts Cell “Domino Effect”
In 1999, Drs. J. García-García, V. Micol, A. de Godos, and J.C. Gómez-Fernández published a study from the Edificio de Veterinaria at the Universidad de Murcia in Murcia, Spain and stated that resveratrol, an ingredient in red wine, can be used as a preventative cancer agent.
Grapes and other foods high in antioxidants display the cancer preventative benefits of resveratrol. This study found that by intervening with with resveratrol, the experimenters can restrict a gene that regulates and effects the growth and transformation of tumor cells.
In this resveratrol study, resveratrol was shown to effect particular enzymes that control the function of other proteins. This enzyme plays an important roll in several ‘domino effect’ signals that take place within cells. This process is crucial for every stage of a cell’s life because it can begin with a small stimulus and end with a large response.