PMID- 31653043 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200928 IS - 2072-6694 (Print) IS - 2072-6694 (Electronic) IS - 2072-6694 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 11 DP - 2019 Oct 24 TI - Anti-Proliferative Effects of an Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Extract Enriched in Ligstroside Aglycone and Oleocanthal on Human Liver Cancer Cell Lines. LID - 10.3390/cancers11111640 [doi] LID - 1640 AB - Oleocanthal and ligstroside aglycone are olive oil-derived polyphenols. The former interferes with tumor growth with minor or no cytotoxicity on non-tumorigenic primary cell lines. The information about the bioactivity of ligstroside aglycone are scanty, with the exception of a known antioxidant power. Hepatocellular carcinoma is a malignant tumor with high mortality rates. Systemic chemotherapy is only marginally effective and is frequently complicated by toxicity. Previous observations have shown that hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines become more sensitive to taxol when it is combined with Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNFalpha). The present work aimed to assess the effects of a polyphenolic extract containing both oleocanthal and ligstroside aglycone on proliferation and/or death in three liver cancer cell lines (HepG2, Huh7 and Hep3B). The possibility to enhance such effect by the addition of TNFalpha was also investigated. Both cell proliferation and death were enhanced by the exposure to the polyphenolic extract. Such effect was associated with induction of autophagy and could be potentiated by TNFalpha. The presence of ligstroside aglycone in the extract lowered the oleocanthal concentration required for cytotoxicity. These results show for the first time that the effects of a polyphenol extract can be potentiated by TNFalpha and that modulation of autophagy likely account for these effects. FAU - De Stefanis, Daniela AU - De Stefanis D AD - Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Experimental Medicine and Clinical Pathology Unit, University of Turin, 10125 Torino, Italy. daniela.destefanis@unito.it. FAU - Scime, Salvatore AU - Scime S AD - Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Experimental Medicine and Clinical Pathology Unit, University of Turin, 10125 Torino, Italy. scime.salvatore@gmail.com. FAU - Accomazzo, Simone AU - Accomazzo S AD - Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Experimental Medicine and Clinical Pathology Unit, University of Turin, 10125 Torino, Italy. simone.accomazzo@gmail.com. FAU - Catti, Andrea AU - Catti A AD - Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Experimental Medicine and Clinical Pathology Unit, University of Turin, 10125 Torino, Italy. andrea.catti@tiscali.it. FAU - Occhipinti, Andrea AU - Occhipinti A AD - Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, 10125 Torino, Italy. a.occhipinti@abelnutraceuticals.com. FAU - Bertea, Cinzia Margherita AU - Bertea CM AD - Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, 10125 Torino, Italy. cinzia.bertea@unito.it. FAU - Costelli, Paola AU - Costelli P AD - Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Experimental Medicine and Clinical Pathology Unit, University of Turin, 10125 Torino, Italy. paola.costelli@unito.it. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20191024 PL - Switzerland TA - Cancers (Basel) JT - Cancers JID - 101526829 PMC - PMC6896128 OTO - NOTNLM OT - TNF alpha OT - autophagy OT - cell death OT - cell proliferation OT - oxidative stress COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2019/10/28 06:00 MHDA- 2019/10/28 06:01 PMCR- 2019/10/24 CRDT- 2019/10/27 06:00 PHST- 2019/07/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/10/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/10/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/10/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/10/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/10/28 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/10/24 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - cancers11111640 [pii] AID - cancers-11-01640 [pii] AID - 10.3390/cancers11111640 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Cancers (Basel). 2019 Oct 24;11(11):1640. doi: 10.3390/cancers11111640.