Resveratrol (RSV) is found in most human foods especially fruits such as grapes, peanuts, strawberry, blueberry, cranberry, mulberry, lingberry, sparkleberry, bilberry and in flowers as well as leaves like butterfly orchid tree, eucalyptus, spruce, lily, gnetum and so many others. Functionally, RSV has the propensity to safeguard DNA as well as the induction of DNA repair. RSV is precipitously metabolized in the liver via phase-II detoxification enzymes leading to its principal urine excretion. RSV steered growth inhibition, induction of apoptosis and G0/G1phase cell cycle arrest in an experiment involving glioma cells. RVS can block the triggering of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT3) signaling of glioma cells. RSV subdues STAT3 signaling via the inhibition of SRC or Janus kinase (JAK2) induction, thereby inducing growth inhibitory and apoptotic properties. RSV explicitly blocks both COX-1 and COX-2 invitro. In the cancer inflammatory milieu, the blockade effects of RSV on NF-κB could also lead to the blockade of TNF-α resulting in inhibition of cancer advancement as well as metastasis.Individually, RSV has proven to very potent in glioma cells. It is able to down-regulate glioma angiogenesis as well as metastasis. In combination with other agents, RVS augment its potency in glioma. RVS is able to cross the blood brain barrier (BBB) via gap junctions making it very efficient central nervous system medication. RVS after oral administration peaks in the blood stream after one hour meaning it acts very fast. This review focuses on the neuropharmacological role of RVS in glioma.proven to have chemo-preventive effects on numerous human ailments like osteoporosis and gastric ulcers besides the cardioprotective effect mentioned above (27,32).
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF RESVERATROLRSV is a white powder with a feeble yellow cast. It is a stilbene with a natural polyphenol configuration analogous to diethylstilbestrol and estradiol (32,86). Its molecular formula is C 14 H 12 O 3 and it is commonly referred to as 3,5,4'thihydroxystilbene. Other unconventional terms use to describe this compound are: 3,4',5-stilbenetriol, (E)-5-(7-hydroxystyryl) resorcinol, (E)-5-(4-hydroxystyryl) benzene-1,3-diol. RSV occurs innately as both cis-and trans-isomers. The trans-isomer is often used in classic laboratory studies because its more physical available have has higher biological activity than the cis-isomer. On the other hand, the cis-isomer is unstably and not commercial accessible (32,144).Functionally, RSV has the propensity to safeguard DNA as well as the induction of DNA repair (17,89). Studies have proven that, at high dose, RSV does not only suppress cancer advancement but also inhibits the synthesis of RNA, DNA and