Resveratrol and nerve protection:
A study focused on evaluating the protection of cells of the nervous system in mice. Resveratrol may help prevent neuronal loss in patients multiple sclerosis (MS) but more research is needed. Researches administered resveratrol or placebo once daily at a dose 500 mg/kg or 1000 mg/kg of resveratrol for 14 days to six week old female mice. Researchers found that extremely high dose resveratrol reduced damage to axons, the long slender part of a nerve cell in mice. The doses used in this study are unsafe but a lower dose may be a potential therapy for MS in the future and needs more investigation for efficacy and safety in humans. (11)