Phenolic Compounds in Extra Virgin Olive Oil Stimulate Human Osteoblastic Cell Proliferation

PLoS One. 2016 Mar 1;11(3):e0150045. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150045. eCollection 2016.

Abstract

In this study, we aimed to clarify the effects of phenolic compounds and extracts from different extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) varieties obtained from fruits of different ripening stages on osteoblast cells (MG-63) proliferation. Cell proliferation was increased by hydroxytyrosol, luteolin, apigenin, p-coumaric, caffeic, and ferulic acids by approximately 11-16%, as compared with controls that were treated with one vehicle alone, while (+)-pinoresinol, oleuropein, sinapic, vanillic acid and derivative (vanillin) did not affect cell proliferation. All phenolic extracts stimulated MG-63 cell growth, and they induced higher cell proliferation rates than individual compounds. The most effective EVOO phenolic extracts were those obtained from the Picual variety, as they significantly increased cell proliferation by 18-22%. Conversely, Arbequina phenolic extracts increased cell proliferation by 9-13%. A decline in osteoblast proliferation was observed in oils obtained from olive fruits collected at the end of the harvest period, as their total phenolic content decreases at this late stage. Further research on the signaling pathways of olive oil phenolic compounds involved in the processes and their metabolism should be carried out to develop new interventions and adjuvant therapies using EVOO for bone health (i.e.osteoporosis) in adulthood and the elderly.

MeSH terms

  • Analysis of Variance
  • Apigenin / pharmacology
  • Caffeic Acids / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods
  • Coumaric Acids / pharmacology
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Fruit / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Luteolin / pharmacology
  • Mass Spectrometry / methods
  • Olea / chemistry*
  • Olea / growth & development
  • Olive Oil / chemistry*
  • Olive Oil / isolation & purification
  • Osteoblasts / drug effects*
  • Osteoblasts / pathology
  • Phenols / analysis
  • Phenols / pharmacology*
  • Phenylethyl Alcohol / analogs & derivatives
  • Phenylethyl Alcohol / pharmacology
  • Principal Component Analysis
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Caffeic Acids
  • Coumaric Acids
  • Olive Oil
  • Phenols
  • 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethanol
  • Apigenin
  • ferulic acid
  • Luteolin
  • Phenylethyl Alcohol
  • caffeic acid

Grants and funding

The authors have no support or funding to report.