Description
Oleuropeinisabioactivecompoundfoundinallpartsoftheolivetree.OleuropeinhasbeenshowntoreduceintracellularROSgeneration,inhibitapoptosis,stABIlizemitochondrialmembranepotential,modulateapoptoticproteins,andincreasephosphorylationofAktandERK1/2inneonatalratcardiomyocytessubjectedtosimulationofischemia/reperfusion.Additionally,oleuropeinhasbeenfoundtodecreaseCOX-2expression,suppressIL-17inmucosaandsupernatant,andattenuateinflammatorydamageincolonicbiopsyculturesorsamplesofulcerativecolitis.FurThermore,oleuropeinwasfoundtosignificantlyincreaserADIosensitivityofnasopharyngealcarcinomacellsbyreducingexpressionofHIF1alpha,inadditiontoalteringexpressionsofmiRNAsandgenes.