Review Article

Antioxidative Stress Mechanisms behind Resveratrol: A Multidimensional Analysis

Table 1

Summary of the application of RSV antioxidant properties in the treatment of diseases.

ModelTypesTreatment time/ Dosage/Feeding regimeDiseaseBeneficial effectsMechanismsReference

AnimalNonobese GK rats10 weeksType 2 diabetesMDA content ↓. Serum GPx activity ↓. Liver CAT activity ↓Activated NF-кB signaling pathway[50]
20 mg/kg/day
Intragastrical injection
Male SD rats48 hoursIschemic reperfusion injuryNOx, MDA content ↓. SOD, GSH, CAT activity ↑Activated p38/MAPK[51]
10 mg/kg/day
Intraperitoneal injection
Male Wistar rats20 daysPeriodontitisiNOS expression ↓. OHdG expression ↑. NOx and nitrotyrosine formation ↓Activated the SIRT1/AMPK pathway[52]
10 mg/kg/day
Oral gavage
Male Wistar albino rats3 weeksRotenone-induced ParkinsonStriatal DA level ↑. CHOP, GRP78 mRNA expression ↓. Striatal caspase-3, xanthine oxidase activity ↓. Striatal IL-1β, PC levels ↓. Glutathione peroxidase activity ↑Activated Nrf2/antioxidant defense pathway[53]
200 mg/kg/day
Oral gavage
Male Wistar rats15 daysOHDA-induced ParkinsonTBARS, protein carbonyl levels ↓. Phospholipase A2 activity ↓. GPx, GR, CAT, and SOD activity ↑. COX-2 expression ↓Activated Nrf2 signaling pathway[54]
20 mg/kg/day
Introgastric gavage
C57BL/6 mice24 hoursAgingNox2 and Nox4 expression ↓. SOD1 and SOD2 expression ↑Activated AMPK and SIRT1[55]
40 mg/kg/day
Oral gavage
Male ApoE-KO mice7 daysCardiovascular diseasesSOD1, SOD2, SOD3, CAT, GPx1 mRNA expression ↑. Nox2 and Nox4 expression↓. 2-HE and ethidium ↓. MDA and 3-nitrotyrosine ↓. GCH1 mRNA expression ↑Activated SIRT1[56]
30/100 mg/kg/day
Oral gavage
Male SAM5 daysAgingSOD activity ↑. SOD mRNA expression ↑. Gpx activity ↑MDA level ↓ mtDNA deletion ↓[57]
25/50/100 mg/kg/day
Introgastric gavage
Adult male Wistar rats10weeksAlcohol-induced cognitive deficitsAcetylcholinesterase activity ↓. Nitrite level ↓. Lipid peroxide ↓. GSH, SOD, CAT activity ↑. TNF-a, IL-1β, NF-kβ, caspase-3 levels ↓[58]
5/10/20 mg/kg/day
Oral gavage
Female Wistar rats16 weeksAlcoholic liver diseaseLiver AST, ALT levels ↓ CAT, GPx enzyme activity ↑. MDA level ↓. CYP2E1 protein expression ↓. Caspase 3 activity ↓SOD1, SOD2, SOD3, CAT, GPx mRNA expression ↑[59]
250 mg/kg/day
Oral gavage
Male Zucker rats6 weeksNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseMDA level ↓. GSH/GSSH ↑. SOD activity ↑. ACO, CPT-Ia activity ↑[60]
15/45 mg/kg/day
Oral gavage
CellHT22 cell12 hoursGlutamate-induced (2mM) Alzheimer and ParkinsonHO-1 expression ↑. The cytoprotective of HT22 cells ↓Activated SIRT1 signaling pathway[61]
2.5-10 μM
Not given
Oocytes12 hoursDoxorubicin-induced compromised fertilityROS level ↓. CAT, Sod1, Gpx3 mRNA levels ↑. DNA damage ↓[62]
0.5/1/5 μM
Not given
Bronchial epithelial cell7 daysHDM-induced asthmaCell apoptosis ↓. ROS level ↓Elevated the expression of SIRT1[63]
100 mg/kg/days
Intraperitoneal injection
Metaphase II oocytes15 daysPostovulatory oocyte agingROS level ↓. MtDNA copy number ↓. Mitochondrial function ↑Coordinated SIRT1 and AMPK signaling pathways[64]
50 mg/kg/day
Intraperitoneal injection
Vascular smooth muscle cells24 hoursAge-related vascular diseaseSM2-MHC protein expression ↑. Contractile capacity ↑[65]
0-100 μM
Not given
Neuroblastoma (N2a) cells48 hoursAlzheimerPeroxiredoxins mRNA expression ↑. H2O2 level ↓. ATP level ↑. Lipid peroxidation production ↓Activated Nrf2[66]
5 μM
Not given
Human bronchial epithelial cells24 hoursPQ-induced pulmonary fibrosisCell death, ROS production, mitochondrial damage ↓ TNFɑ, IL-6, TGFβ1 ↓[67]
10 μM
Not given

Abbreviation: MDA: malondialdehyde; GPx: glutathione peroxidase; CAT: catalase; NOx: nitrogen oxides; SOD: superoxide dismutase; GSH: glutathione; iNOS: nitric oxide synthase; OHdG: 8-hydroxy-2 deoxyguanosine; DA: dopamine; CHOP: C/EBP homologous protein; GRP78: glucose-regulated protein 78; PC: protein carbonyl Nox2: NADPH oxidase 2; Nox4: NADPH oxidase 4; SOD1: superoxide dismutase 1; SOD2: superoxide dismutase 2; 6-OHDA: 6-hydroxydopamine; TBARS: thiobarbituric acid reactive substances; GR: glutathione reductase; COX-2: cyclooxygenase-2; SM2-MHC: smooth muscle myosin heavy chain; ROS: reactive oxygen species; mtDNA: mitochondrial DNA; IL-1β: interleukin-1β; ApoE-KO: apolipoprotein E knockout; GCH1 : GTP cyclohydrolase 1 2-HE: 2-hydroxyethidium; HO-1: heme oxygenase; SAM: senescence-accelerated mice; H2O2: hydrogen peroxide; CYP2E1: cytochrome; P450 2E1 AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; TNF: tumor necrosis factor; ACO: acyl-coenzyme A oxidase; CPT-Ia: carnitine palmitoyltransferase-Ia; PQ: paraquat; TGF: transforming growth factor; ↑: upregulation; ↓: downregulation.