Resveratrol protects male Drosophila melanogaster from heat stress-induced paralysis through a mechanism independent of heat shock response activation

2025/08/08 by Nichole Webb, Riley Bricker, Tyra Skalos +4
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease #Heat shock proteins research #Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine

paper · doi:10.17912/micropub.biology.001793

openalex publication_date 2025/08/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/28 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01

Abstract

. Live-cell imaging and molecular assays reveal this effect is not due to resveratrol activating the HSR prior to stress, suggesting involvement of ROS reduction or alternative stress pathways.

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