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. 2018 Sep:119:73-85.
doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.05.026. Epub 2018 May 16.

Characterization of phenolic extracts from Brava extra virgin olive oils and their cytotoxic effects on MCF-7 breast cancer cells

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Characterization of phenolic extracts from Brava extra virgin olive oils and their cytotoxic effects on MCF-7 breast cancer cells

Patricia Reboredo-Rodríguez et al. Food Chem Toxicol. 2018 Sep.

Abstract

The aim of the present work was to evaluate the phenolic profile of the 'Brava' extra virgin olive oil and assess its potential as a "natural adjuvant" in combination with chemotherapy treatment. The total phenol content of the phenolic extracts was 764 mg gallic acid equivalents/kg and the total antioxidant capacity was 2309, 1881 and 2088 μM trolox equivalents/kg determined by Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl free radical method, Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power and Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity assay, respectively. Secoiridoids comprised 83% of the total phenolic compounds. The main secoiridoid from oleuropein was the main isomer of oleuropein aglycone (74 mg/kg). The main secoiridoid from ligstroside was the main isomer of ligstroside aglycone (214 mg/kg). These phenolic extracts showed a significant decrease in cell viability on MCF-7 breast cancer cells in a dose and time dependent manner. 48 h-treatments with different concentrations of the extracts induced intracellular ROS generation and cell death.

Keywords: Apoptosis; Breast cancer; Cytotoxicity; Intracellular reactive oxygen species; Olive oil; Phenolic compounds.

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