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Potential Health Benefits of Olive Oil and Plant Polyphenols

Beneficial effects of natural plant polyphenols on the human body have been evaluated in a number of scientific research projects. Bioactive polyphenols are natural compounds of various chemical structures. Their sources are mostly fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, roots, bark, leaves of different...

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Autores principales: Gorzynik-Debicka, Monika, Przychodzen, Paulina, Cappello, Francesco, Kuban-Jankowska, Alicja, Marino Gammazza, Antonella, Knap, Narcyz, Wozniak, Michal, Gorska-Ponikowska, Magdalena
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5877547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29495598
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms19030686
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author Gorzynik-Debicka, Monika
Przychodzen, Paulina
Cappello, Francesco
Kuban-Jankowska, Alicja
Marino Gammazza, Antonella
Knap, Narcyz
Wozniak, Michal
Gorska-Ponikowska, Magdalena
author_facet Gorzynik-Debicka, Monika
Przychodzen, Paulina
Cappello, Francesco
Kuban-Jankowska, Alicja
Marino Gammazza, Antonella
Knap, Narcyz
Wozniak, Michal
Gorska-Ponikowska, Magdalena
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description Beneficial effects of natural plant polyphenols on the human body have been evaluated in a number of scientific research projects. Bioactive polyphenols are natural compounds of various chemical structures. Their sources are mostly fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, roots, bark, leaves of different plants, herbs, whole grain products, processed foods (dark chocolate), as well as tea, coffee, and red wine. Polyphenols are believed to reduce morbidity and/or slow down the development of cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases as well as cancer. Biological activity of polyphenols is strongly related to their antioxidant properties. They tend to reduce the pool of reactive oxygen species as well as to neutralize potentially carcinogenic metabolites. A broad spectrum of health-promoting properties of plant polyphenols comprises antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-atherogenic, anti-thrombotic, and anti-mutagenic effects. Scientific studies present the ability of polyphenols to modulate the human immune system by affecting the proliferation of white blood cells, and also the production of cytokines or other factors that participate in the immunological defense. The aim of the review is to focus on polyphenols of olive oil in context of their biological activities.
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spelling pubmed-58775472018-04-09 Potential Health Benefits of Olive Oil and Plant Polyphenols Gorzynik-Debicka, Monika Przychodzen, Paulina Cappello, Francesco Kuban-Jankowska, Alicja Marino Gammazza, Antonella Knap, Narcyz Wozniak, Michal Gorska-Ponikowska, Magdalena Int J Mol Sci Review Beneficial effects of natural plant polyphenols on the human body have been evaluated in a number of scientific research projects. Bioactive polyphenols are natural compounds of various chemical structures. Their sources are mostly fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, roots, bark, leaves of different plants, herbs, whole grain products, processed foods (dark chocolate), as well as tea, coffee, and red wine. Polyphenols are believed to reduce morbidity and/or slow down the development of cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases as well as cancer. Biological activity of polyphenols is strongly related to their antioxidant properties. They tend to reduce the pool of reactive oxygen species as well as to neutralize potentially carcinogenic metabolites. A broad spectrum of health-promoting properties of plant polyphenols comprises antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-atherogenic, anti-thrombotic, and anti-mutagenic effects. Scientific studies present the ability of polyphenols to modulate the human immune system by affecting the proliferation of white blood cells, and also the production of cytokines or other factors that participate in the immunological defense. The aim of the review is to focus on polyphenols of olive oil in context of their biological activities. MDPI 2018-02-28 /pmc/articles/PMC5877547/ /pubmed/29495598 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms19030686 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Knap, Narcyz
Wozniak, Michal
Gorska-Ponikowska, Magdalena
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