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ReviewFood science & nutrition2025

The Beneficial Effects of Resveratrol on Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Modulation of Apoptosis, Autophagy, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress.

Ziyao Wan, Jamal Hallajzadeh

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Review in Food science & nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Ziyao WanSchool of Pharmacy University College London London UK.
Jamal HallajzadehResearch Center for Evidence-Based Health Management Maragheh University of Medical Sciences Maragheh Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0696-9229

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by excessive liver fat accumulation that can progress to the more severe NASH. Impaired autophagy, the cellular process of recycling damaged organelles and proteins, has been observed in NAFLD. Interestingly, the compound resveratrol has been shown to induce autophagy in liver cells, potentially helping to alleviate NAFLD. Resveratrol can also trigger apoptosis, or programmed cell death, in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells, the most common form of liver cancer, by inhibiting key signaling pathways. This apoptosis-inducing effect highlights resveratrol's therapeutic potential for HCC. Additionally, the cytotoxicity of resveratrol in cancer cells suggests that it may selectively target and eliminate damaged or malignant cells, further contributing to its anticancer properties. Resveratrol activates the AMPK protein complex, which regulates energy balance and autophagy, suggesting it may help remove damaged cellular components in NAFLD. While preclinical studies are promising, further clinical research is still needed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of resveratrol for treating NAFLD and HCC.

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apoptosisautophagyHCCNAFLDresveratrol

Identifiers

PMID40708783
PMCPMC12288622

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