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  3. Oleuropein and Cancer Chemoprevention: The Link is Hot

Oleuropein and Cancer Chemoprevention: The Link is Hot

  • Molecules. 2017 Apr 29;22(5):705. doi: 10.3390/molecules22050705.
Ammad Ahmad Farooqi 1,  Sundas Fayyaz 2,  Ana Sanches Silva 3 4,  Antoni Sureda 5,  Seyed Fazel Nabavi 6,  Andrei Mocan 7 8,  Seyed Mohammad Nabavi 9,  Anupam Bishayee 10
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Laboratory for Translational Oncology and Personalized Medicine, Rashid Latif Medical College, Lahore 54000, Pakistan. [email protected].
  • 2 Laboratory for Translational Oncology and Personalized Medicine, Rashid Latif Medical College, Lahore 54000, Pakistan. [email protected].
  • 3 Department of Food and Nutrition, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, I.P., Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal. [email protected].
  • 4 Center for Study in Animal Science, Praça Gomes Teixeira, Apartado 55142, 4051-401 Porto, Portugal. [email protected].
  • 5 Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress and CIBEROBN-Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition, University of Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca E-07122, Balearic Islands, Spain. [email protected].
  • 6 Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1435916471, Iran. [email protected].
  • 7 Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania. [email protected].
  • 8 ICHAT and Institute for Life Sciences, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Calea Mănăştur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania. [email protected].
  • 9 Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1435916471, Iran. [email protected].
  • 10 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Larkin University, Miami, FL 33169, USA. [email protected].
PMID: 28468276 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22050705
Abstract

Cancer comprises a collection of related diseases characterized by the existence of altered cellular pathways resulting in an abnormal tendency for uncontrolled growth. A broad spectrum, coordinated, and personalized approach focused on targeting diverse oncogenic pathways with low toxicity and economic natural compounds can provide a real benefit as a chemopreventive and/or treatment of this complex disease. Oleuropein, a bioactive phenolic compound mainly present in olive oil and Other natural sources, has been reported to modulate several oncogenic signalling pathways. This review presents and critically discusses the available literature about the Anticancer and onco-suppressive activity of oleuropein and the underlying molecular mechanisms implicated in the anticarcinogenic and therapeutic effects. The existence of limitations and the promising perspectives of research on this phenolic compound are also critically analyzed and discussed.

Keywords

cancer; chemopreventive effect; oleuropein; olive oil.

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