Olive oil phenolics as potential therapeutical agents / J.M. Arbonés-Mainar ... [and others]

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Phenolic compounds in olive oil, olive oil waste-water and table olives -- Agriculture and processing modify the content and type of olive oil phenolic compounds -- Organoleptic properties -- Phenolic compounds of virgin olive oil are effective antioxidants in ex vivo and in vivo studies-- Prevention of low-density lipoprotein oxidation by olive oil phenolics -- Phenolic compounds offer an indirect protection by activating endogenous cellular defence systems -- Anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects of olive oils -- Phenolic compounds have anti-inflammatory activity -- Phenolic compounds modulate endothelial activity -- Phenolic compounds modulate platelet aggregation -- Role of olive oils in atherosclerosis