Shelley A. Phelan

Oleuropein and punicic acid induce oxidative stress and cytotoxicity in MCF-7 breast cancer cells, with protection by peroxiredoxin antioxidant proteins

Breast cancer remains a major cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, creating a need for novel therapeutic strategies. Natural plant compounds have gained recent attention for their anticancer effects, including oleuropein from olive leaves, and punicic acid from the pomegranate fruit. In the present study, we in...