Polyphenols, Wine and Health : Proceedings of the Phytochemical Society of Europe, Bordeaux, France, 14th–16th April, 1999

In this book, the effect of nutritional habits and wine consumption on ageing and the main degenerative diseases (cardiovascular, cancer, Alzheimer's, etc.) are considered through the most relevant epidemiological and pharmacological studies. Newly isolated wine polyphenols and tannins are presented and their structures and __in____vitro__ biological properties are discussed that could strongly support the hypotheses that those molecules could insure beneficial health effects. This book will be of particular interest to people involved in problems of public health, but also in the wine industry or in wine making, as well as to physicians who are concerned by the difficult question of ageing and its related chronic diseases. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Natural Polyphenols as Drugs and Medicines: Potential Modes of Action....Pages 1-47 Gastrointestinal Effects of Complex Polyphenols from Red Wine and Tea in Experimental Animal Models....Pages 49-66 Resveratrol, a Novel Inhibitor of Cyclooxygenase-2 Gene Expression....Pages 67-80 Trans -Resveratrol and the Liver: Deactivation of Liver Myofibroblasts and Inhibition of Tumor Cell Invasion....Pages 81-97 Understanding the Colour of Red Wines: From Anthocyanins to Complex Pigments....Pages 99-121 Physiological Properties of Resveratrol Isomers in Wine: Compositional Changes during Processing....Pages 123-137 The French or the Mediterranean Paradox? Biological Mechanisms Potentially Involved in a Protective Effect of Wine Phenols against Clinical Manifestations of Atherothrombosis....Pages 139-148 Alcohol and Cardiovascular Diseases: Epidemiological Studies....Pages 149-175 Polyphenols and Cancer Prevention....Pages 177-190 Back Matter....Pages 191-219 In this book, the effect of nutritional habits and wine consumption on ageing and the main degenerative diseases (cardiovascular, cancer, Alzheimer's, etc.) are considered through the most relevant epidemiological and pharmacological studies. Newly isolated wine polyphenols and tannins are presented and their structures and in vitro biological properties are discussed that could strongly support the hypotheses that those molecules could insure beneficial health effects. This book will be of particular interest to people involved in problems of public health, but also in the wine industry or in wine making, as well as to physicians who are concerned by the difficult question of ageing and its related chronic diseases. Proceedings of the Phytochemical Society of Europe, Bordeaux, France, 14-16 April 1999