3,4-Dihydroxyphenylethanol (DPE or Hydroxytyrosol) Counteracts ERK1/2 and mTOR Activation, Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Release, Autophagy and Mitophagy Reduction Mediated by Benzo[a]pyrene in Primary Human Colonic Epithelial Cells

• Main Authors: Roberta Santarelli (Author), Chiara Pompili (Author), Maria Saveria Gilardini Montani (Author), Lorenzo Evangelista (Author), Roberta Gonnella (Author), Mara Cirone (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Understanding the effects induced by carcinogens on primary colonic epithelial cells and how to counteract them might help to prevent colon cancer, which is one of the most frequent and aggressive cancers. In this study, we exposed primary human colonic epithelial cells (HCoEpC) to Benzo[a]pyrene (B...