RESVERATROL INHIBITION OF MYELOPEROXIDASE

摘要

Resveratrol and its derivatives are potent inhibitors of myeloperoxides, an enzyme released by neutrophils which causes tissue damage in diseases involving chronic inflammation. Such diseases include but are not limited to atherosclerosis, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, sepsis (endotoxic shock), inflammatory skin disease (psoriasis), inflammatory gum disease (gingivitis), and inflammatory bowel disease.