Importance pharmacologique des dérivés polyphénoliques

Abstract

Summary: The polyphenol derivatives possess many biological and pharmacological properties. However, the main therapeutical uses are limited to hepatoprotective and vasculoprotective activities of flavonoids (sensu largo). This rewiev will summarize some of the important and recently updated reports of in vitro and in vivo biological assays to show antioxidative, antihypertensive, antiphlogistic, antiviral, potent antitumoral and chimiopreventive activities. © 1996, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.