Resveratrol nanoformulation for cancer prevention and therapy.
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...Resveratrol, pterostilbene and piceatannol represent the most important constituents of stilbene class and belong to phytoalexins since they are synthesized in plants in response to fungal infection or other environmental stress [100,113,115]....
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...Like other natural polyphenols, resveratrol and piceatannol are extremely photosensitive compounds with low chemical stability and consequentially, as already mentioned, limited bioavailability, which hampers their potential for development into therapeutic agents [113,115]....
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...Although wine may be considered a predominant bioavailable dietary source of stilbenes; grapes, various berries, peanuts and available dietary supplements are all highly relevant sources as well [83,101,114,115]....
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...A wide variety of tumor models demonstrates resveratrol’s abilities to inhibit initiation and promotion of progression of several cancer types including skin, breast, prostate, colon, oral, leukemia and gastric [83,100,114,115]....
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...In particular, nanotechnological approaches could help to overcome the pharmacokinetic issues of bioactive compounds by providing improved bioavailability, overcoming the first-pass metabolism and trounce enterohepatic recirculation, by protection against degradation, enhancement in intracellular penetration and control delivery, and by reducing potential toxicity [115]....
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...Natural products may provide one the most promising approaches for reducing cancer via chemoprevention [188]....
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