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A study by El Attar et al of the University of Missouri-Kansas
City, published in Anti-Cancer Drugs analysed the effect of red
wines antioxidants, including resveratrol and quercetin on human
oral cancer cells.
Results:
The researchers found that concentrations of resveratrol induced
'significant dose-dependent inhibition in cell growth as well
as DNA synthesis' Quercetin had a more mixed effect, but in combination
with resveratrol gradually and significantly increased the inhibitory
effect. It was concluded that resveratrol and quercetin, in concentrations
equivalent to that present in red wines, are effective inhibitors
of oral squamous carcinoma cell growth and proliferation, and
warrant further investigation as cancer chemo-preventative agents.
Source: ElAttar TMA and Virji AS. Modulating effect of resveratrol
and quercetin on oral cancer cell growth and proliferation. Anti-Cancer
Drugs 1999:10:187-193 |
