Immune Benefits of Consuming Red Muscadine Wine

Molecular Properties of Red Wine Compounds and Cardiometabolic Benefits

Wine has been used since the dawn of human civilization. Despite many health benefits, there is still a lot of discussion about the real properties of its components and its actions on cells and molecular interactions. A large part of these issues permeate the fine line between the amount of alcohol that causes problems to organic systems and the amount that could be beneficial for the health. ...

Color and Color Stability of Red Wine from Noble (Vitis rotundifolia Michx.) and Cabernet Sauvignon (Vitis vinifera L.) at Various pH

Muscadine grapes (Vitis rotundifolia) are the most widely planted grapes in the south and southeast United States due to their suitability in these areas. Most of the commercial muscadine grape crop is used to produce wine. Wine made from suitable cultivars of muscadine grapes possesses a very fruity, unique flavor and aroma that appeals to many people in the South. However, muscadine grape pro...

Muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia) and wine phytochemicals prevented obesity-associated metabolic complications in C57BL/6J mice.

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of muscadine grape or wine (cv. Noble) phytochemicals on obesity and associated metabolic complications. Muscadine grape or wine phytochemicals were extracted using Amberlite FPX66 resin. Male C57BL/6J mice were given a low-fat diet (LF, 10% kcal fat), high-fat diet (HF, 60% kcal fat), HF + 0.4% muscadine grape phytochemicals (HF+MGP), or...

Red wine and cardiovascular health.

Comparative Potency of Green Tea and Red Wine Polyphenols in Attenuating Staphylococcal Superantigen-Induced Immune Responses

Proinflammatory cytokines mediate the toxic effects of staphylococcal exotoxins (SE). This study compared the potency of two polyphenols, green tea epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and red wine resveratrol (RES), in blocking the pro-inflammatory effects of staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) and toxic shock syndrome 1 (TSST-1). Both EGCG and RES dose-dependently inhibited superantigen-stimulated ...