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Effets des polyphénols de vin rouge sur la prolifération cellulaire et sur le métabolisme du resvératrol

2011

It is known that moderate consumption of red wine may protect against many diseases, in particular because of its polyphenols. We studied in particular the effect of these polyphenols on colorectal cancer, one of the most common cancers in industrialized countries. Some purified polyphenols from red wine, like resveratrol and quercetin, showed antiproliferative effects against colorectal cancer cells.Our first approach was to use polyphenolic extracts from Burgundy red wine. We then studied their in vitro effects on human colorectal tumor cell lines SW480’s proliferation and the interactions between the polyphenols and the transport and metabolism of resveratrol; and secondly, the effects o…