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Review Article

Natural polyphenols based new therapeutic avenues for advanced biomedical applications

Pages 420-430 | Received 05 Aug 2015, Accepted 29 Sep 2015, Published online: 03 Nov 2015
 

Abstract

Polyphenols are naturally occurring, synthetic or semisynthetic organic compounds that offer a vast array of advanced biomedical applications. The mostly researched polyphenolic compounds are resveratrol and flavanols, notably (−)-epicatechin. The ongoing research on clinically important resveratrol and flavanols has revealed their potentials as extremely efficient drug agents that can be leveraged for new therapeutic designs for combating stroke related injuries, cancer and renal failures. Here, we have highlighted recent developments in this area with an emphasis on the biomedical applications of polyphenols. Also, a perspective on the future research directions has been discussed. We believe that this review would facilitate further research and development of polyphenols as a therapeutic avenue in medical science.

Acknowledgements

The author is grateful to Dr A. B. Pant of Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India for providing a platform that helped shape her academic career, and also for his unfailing support and constant encouragement.

Declaration of interest

The authors report no declarations of interest.

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