Comments on: Red Wine, Resveratrol, And Multiple Myeloma: The Evidence Is Promising, But Needs Further Study

By: Beacon Staff

Beacon Staff — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:08:42 +0000

Resveratrol has made it into the news again. A clinical trial showed that resveratrol reduced inflammation, which may have a positive impact on type-2 diabetes, aging, heart disease, and stroke.

http://www.buffalo.edu/news/11583

By: David

David — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 01:53:54 +0000

I agree with Susanne’s comment that it’s worth watching out which resveratrol supplements you buy. Best not to be fooled by the label. I think that even though a recent study of resveratrol was ended prematurely due to ’safety concerns’ the whole top of resveratrol in treatments of everything from cancer to alzheimers is worth continuing.

By: Howard Illig

Howard Illig — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:53:41 +0000

6 years ago I was given 3 years to live because of myeloma. My IGA count was 2550 and I had an m-spike (do not know the value). I am now 76 years old.

Sometime later I read about a study reporting that reveratrol killed myeloma cells in rats.

I like grapes so I have eaten about 1000 pounds of red and black
grapes in the past 5 years.

My medication consisted of 3 months of dexamethasone and prednisone ofvarying amounts for the past 5 years.

My IGA is now about 300 (can be controlled by the amount of prednisone). My IGG has been steadily decreasing and is now around 500.

I also exercise – play tennis aboout 3 times a week.

No one knows why I am still alive. Grapes? Maybe!

By: Boris

Boris — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:10:21 +0000

Resveratrol is in the news again. This newspaper article,

http://www.theday.com/article/20100201/BIZ02/302019981/-1/BIZ

reports on recent research that calls into question whether resveratrol can have all the positive effects it is sometimes believed to have. The research covered in the article, however, is not specific to resveratrol’s potential impact on multiple myeloma. Still, it may be useful to those researching resveratrol and its potential use as a myeloma treatment.

By: mc

mc — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:23:54 +0000

I’ll note that the studies are on reservatrol, not red wine. Red wine doesn’t necessarily have the same effects as some other source of reservatrol (isolated, or grapeseed extract).

By: Pat Pendleton

Pat Pendleton — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:20:10 +0000

I regularly consume red wine with meals and I have been in MM remission for 4+ years. I’d like to think there is a connection.

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By: fran jones

fran jones — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:41:24 +0000

my late husband died in 1987 from what the doctors diagnosed as peripheral neuropathy and amyloidosis. He served in the Military (navy) and later worked at a nuclear facility where chemicals were purposely exposed to the workers. Visit EEOICPA and Depart of Energy and search for radiation exposures.

I have to prove the peripheral neuropathy can be a disease by itself, and that amyloidosid can be caused by the PN>
If anyone can help me with this it would be great.
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By: Susanne McKenzie

Susanne McKenzie — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:50:38 +0000

Resveratrol can only be effective if your supplier actually gives you what you purchase and the amount of trans-resveratrol conforms to the product’s label claims. Consumer Lab, the recognized independent authority on supplement and over the counter drug testing, evaluated the major brands of resveratrol recently and found many lacking in content and quality. None of the newer companies, most of which use some form of the word resveratrol in their name, agreed to have their products tested. The highest potency products that passed their evaluation were Biotivia’s Transmax and Bioforte. Bioforte was also the lowest price per mg of active ingredient. The test was open to all brands. The results are on the ConsumerLab web site. Also,in tests done by the University of Bologne, Italy it was found that almost 80% of all so-called resveratrol products contained either no trans-resveratrol or less than ten percent of the label claimed amount of this essential compound. This is clearly a case of buyer beware.

By: Francie Diep

Francie Diep — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:31:40 +0000

Dear Mark Juliano:

Thank you for your response! I don’t have any research contacts for you, but the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s ClinicalTrials.gov Web site is a good place to look for human cancer studies. Here’s a list of ongoing clinical studies on resveratrol treatments for cancers and other diseases: http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=resveratrol

I hope that was helpful. Please let us know if you have any other questions.

Francie