VetSRev
Database of veterinary systematic reviews
Database of veterinary systematic reviews
Nutrients (2020) 12:
DOI: 10.3390/nu12030739
Food-derived bioactive compounds such as resveratrol are increasingly explored for their protective effects against metabolic complications. Evidence supports the strong antioxidant properties and therapeutic effects of resveratrol in managing diabetes and its associated complications. However, evidence informing on the comparative or combination effects of this natural compound with an accomplished and well-characterized antidiabetic agent like metformin has not been revised. Thus, we conducted a comprehensive systematic search of the major electronic databases which included MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and EMBASE. The cumulative evidence strongly supports the comparative effects of metformin and resveratrol in ameliorating diabetes-associated complications in preclinical settings. In particular, both compounds showed strong ameliorative effects against hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, a pro-inflammatory response, and lipid peroxidation in various experimental models of diabetes. Enhancing intracellular antioxidant capacity in addition to activating NAD-dependent deacetylase sirtuin-1 (SIRT1) and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) are the prime mechanisms involved in the therapeutic effects of these compounds. Of interest, preclinical evidence also demonstrates that the combination treatment with these compounds may have a greater efficacy in protecting against diabetes. Thus, confirmation of such evidence in well-organized clinical trials remains crucial to uncover novel therapeutic strategies to manage diabetes and its linked complications.
Dludla, P. V., Silvestri, S., Orlando, P., Gabuza, K. B., Mazibuko-Mbeje, S. E., Nyambuya, T. M., Mxinwa, V., Mokgalaboni, K., Johnson, R., Muller, C. J. F., Tiano, L., Louw, J., & Nkambule, B. B. (2020). Exploring the comparative efficacy of metformin and resveratrol in the management of diabetes-associated complications: a systematic review of preclinical studies. Nutrients, 12(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12030739 inflammation, animal models, man, systematic reviews, human diseases, complications, antioxidant properties, disease models, insulin resistance, lipid peroxidation, metabolic disorders, type 2 diabetes, antioxidants, phytochemicals, clinical trials, immune response, Nutrition related Disorders and Therapeutic Nutrition [VV130], resveratrol, immunity reactions, immunological reactions, Non-communicable Human Diseases and Injuries [VV600], Animal Models of Human Diseases [VV400], bioactivity, biological activity, anti-oxidant properties, Animal Models of Human Nutrition [VV140], stilbenes, stilbenoids, radical scavenging properties, high blood glucose, hyperglycaemia, hyperglycemia, metabolic diseases, fat metabolism disorders, lipid metabolism disorders, antidiabetics, dyslipidaemia, hypoglycaemic agents, hypoglycemic agents, metformin, protein kinases