Extra Virgin Olive Oil Polyphenols Promote Cholesterol Efflux and Improve HDL Functionality

Hicham Berrougui; Souad Ikhlef; Abdelouahed Khalil

doi:10.1155/2015/208062

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Polyphenols Promote Cholesterol Efflux and Improve HDL Functionality

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015:2015:208062. doi: 10.1155/2015/208062. Epub 2015 Oct 1.

Authors

Hicham Berrougui¹, Souad Ikhlef², Abdelouahed Khalil²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Geriatrics Service, Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, 3001 12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1H 5N4 ; Department of Biology, Polydisciplinary Faculty, University Sultan Moulay Slimane, BP 592, 23000 Beni Mellal, Morocco.
² Department of Medicine, Geriatrics Service, Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, 3001 12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1H 5N4.

Abstract

Results of the present work give evidence from the beneficial role of extra virgin olive of oil (EVOO) consumption towards oxidative stress and cardiovascular diseases. Polyphenols contained in EVOO are responsible for inhibiting lipoproteins oxidative damages and promoting reverse cholesterol transport process via ABCA1 pathway.