Análise do Mercado de Oncológicos e Novas Substância Ativas para o Tratamento do Câncer / Oncology Market Analysis and New Active Substances for Cancer Treatment
In efforts to identify naturally occurring compounds that act as protective agents, resveratrol, a phytoalexin existing in wine, has attracted much interest because of its diverse pharmacological characteristics. Considering that apoptosis induction is the most potent defense approach for cancer treatment, we have tried to summarize our present understanding of apoptosis induction by resveratrol based on the two major apoptosis pathways.