title: The differential localization of a methyl group confers a different anti-breast cancer activity to two triterpenes present in olives.
abstract: Uvaol (UV) and erythrodiol (ER) are two triterpenic dialcohols present in the minor fraction of virgin olive oil, in leaves and in the drupe of olives. These triterpenes possess the same chemical structure and differ only in the location of a methyl group. It has been reported that they have antitumoral effects in leukemic cells, in skin mice tumours and, finally, in astrocytoma cells, but there are no evidences about their effects in highly invasive human breast cancer cells and human epithelial breast cells. For this purpose, we have evaluated their cytotoxic activities as well as their effects on cell proliferation, cell cycle profile, apoptotic induction, oxidative stress and DNA oxidative damage in both highly invasive human breast cancer cells (MDA-MB-231) and human epithelial breast cells (MCF10A). UV and ER showed different effects in normal and breast cancer cells, whereas both compounds possess the same structure, except for the location of a methyl group. UV protects from damage to DNA in both cell lines, whereas ER enhances damage to DNA in these cell lines. Thus, ER promotes apoptosis and arrests cell cycle in human epithelial breast cells. Hence, both compounds differ in their action in human breast cells apparently by the different location of only a methyl group.
authors.affiliation: Immunology Division, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, Campus las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain. jgaforio@ujaen.es csquesad@ujaen.es albiedma@ujaen.es.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Quesada
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López-Biedma
authors.forename: José J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Gaforio
mesh_terms: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D001940:Breast / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002460:Cell Line; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D020552:Comet Assay; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D008745:Methylation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D031658:Olea / Q000737:chemistry*; D009828:Oleanolic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D000975:Antioxidants; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D014315:Triterpenes; C077953:erythrodiol; D009828:Oleanolic Acid; C013330:uvaol