El Oleocantal, es un compuesto fenólico únicamente hallado en el aceite de oliva virgen extra, que ha demostrado infinidad de beneficios para nuestra salud por ser un agente antiinflamatorio natural, previene la osteoartritis, tiene efecto anticoagulante plaquetario por lo que protege el sistema cardiovascular, tiene un importante efecto anticancerígeno demostrado científicamente en cáncer de mama y de próstata, inhibe la formación de proteínas causantes de enfermedades neurodegenerativas como el Alzheimer y todo ello sin efectos secundarios.
- Parkinson, L. and Keast, R. Oleocanthal, a phenolic derived from virgin olive oil: a review of the beneficial effects on inflammatory disease. Int. Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2014, 15, 12323-12334 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4139846/pdf/ijms-15-12323.pdf
- Ibuprofen-like activity in extra-virgin olive oil. Enzymes in an inflammation pathway are inhibited by oleocanthal, a component of olive oil. Matthew M. Haney, Roel Snieder, JonSheiman, Steven Losh http://www.academia.edu/18439397/Phytochemistry_Ibuprofen-like_activity_in_extra-virgin_olive_oil
- Oleocanthal-rich extra virgin olive oil demonstrates acute anti-platelet effects in healthy men in a randomized trial Karan Agrawal, Eleni Melliou, Xueqi Li, Theresa L. Pedersen, Selina C. Wang, Prokopios Magiatis, John W. Newman, and Roberta R. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5995573/
- Olive phenolics as c-Met inhibitors: (-)-Oleocanthal attenuates cell proliferation, invasiveness, and tumor growth in breast cancer models. Akl MR, Ayoub NM, Mohyeldin MM, Busnena BA, Foudah AI, Liu YY, Sayed KA. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24849787
- Olive-oil-derived oleocanthal enhances β-amyloid clearance as a potential neuroprotective mechanism against Alzheimer’s disease: in vitro and in vivo studies.
Abuznait AH, Qosa H, Busnena BA, El Sayed KA, Kaddoumi A. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23414128
- Akl M.R., Ayoub N.M., Mohyeldin M.M., Busnena B.A., Foudah A.I., Liu Y.Y., Sayed K.A., 2014, Olive phenolics as c-Met inhibitors: (-)-Oleocanthal attenuates cell proliferation, invasiveness, and tumor growth in breast cancer models. PLoS One. 9(5):e97622.