Resveratrol Reduces C-reactive Protein and Cholesterol in Schizophrenia

Karine Zortea *

Schizophrenia Program, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil and Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psiquiatria e Ciências do Comportamento, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Viviane Carvalho Franco

Schizophrenia Program, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil and Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psiquiatria e Ciências do Comportamento, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Lenise Petter Francesconi

Schizophrenia Program, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil and Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psiquiatria e Ciências do Comportamento, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Paulo Belmonte-de-Abreu

Schizophrenia Program, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil and Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psiquiatria e Ciências do Comportamento, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

Patients with schizophrenia (SZ) are generally found with overweight and obesity and several metabolic disorders. Additionally these patients have less life expectancy, with cardiovascular disease (CVD) the main cause of increased mortality in these patients. This is a case-report study of a male, 46 years old, with Diagnosis of SZ following a 1-month resveratrol supplementation program. In summary, we observed association of resveratrol supplementation (200 mg/day) with reduced C-reactive protein (CRP), and reduced cholesterol and triglycerides. The benefits included the improvement in Framingham score and mean reduction of 3% of risk of a heart attack over the next 10 years. 

 

Keywords: Schizophrenia, Cardiovascular Diseases, Inflammation, Resveratrol


How to Cite

Zortea, Karine, Viviane Carvalho Franco, Lenise Petter Francesconi, and Paulo Belmonte-de-Abreu. 2015. “Resveratrol Reduces C-Reactive Protein and Cholesterol in Schizophrenia”. International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal 5 (4):1-4. https://doi.org/10.9734/INDJ/2016/22181.

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