The study found that natural compounds in grapes can protect against cancer

Lung cancer is the world's deadliest form of cancer, with 80% of deaths related to smoking. In addition to tobacco control, an effective chemopreventive strategy is needed. A group of scientists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) studied a famous natural product, resveratrol, which is found in grapes and red wines. Although previous studies have documented the chemopreventive properties of cancers affecting the digestive tract, resveratrol has so far had no effect on lung cancer. Due to nasal management, the UNIGE team has achieved very promising results in a study of mice and is described in the journal Science Report.

We tried to prevent lung cancer caused by carcinogens in cigarette smoke by using resveratrol, a well-documented molecule in a mouse model," explains Muriel Cuendet, associate professor of the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the UNIGE School of Science. The 26-week study included four groups of mice. The first was a control that received neither carcinogens nor resveratrol. The second received only carcinogens, and the third received carcinogens. He received treatment and received treatment for the fourth time. "We observed a 45% reduction in tumor burden per mouse in treated mice. Muriel Cuendet says they produce fewer tumors and smaller tumors than untreated mice. When comparing the two groups that were not exposed to carcinogens, 63% of the mice did not develop cancer, while the untreated mice had only 12.5%.