Table 1.
Different forms of bergamot | Model used | Effects | Reference |
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Juice | Neuroblastoma cell line HepG2 cells Neuroblastoma cell lines In vivo model for CRC Rats with experimental periodontitis induced by LPS Differentiated human neuroblastoma cells (SH-SY5Y) |
Anti-proliferative Pro-apoptotic Inhibits cell growth and adhesion Chemopreventive activity, pro-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory activities Anti-inflammatory activities Reduction in intracellular ROS and NO, antioxidant activity |
Delle Monache et al. 2013; Visalli et al. 2014 Ferlazzo et al. 2016 Navarra et al. 2014 Navarra et al. 2020 Gugliandolo et al. 2018; Ferlazzo et al. 2020 |
Essential oil | CRC cells A mouse xenograft model Caco-2 CRC tumor cell line Carrageenan-induced paw edema in rats Rat acetic acid-colitis model THP-1 leukemic monocytes exposed to LPS |
Promoting cell death Reduction of lung metastases Increase in its cytotoxic capacity Reduce the levels of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, nitrite/nitrate PGE2 Anti-inflammatory activities Anti-inflammatory activity |
Visalli et al. 2014 Navarra et al. 2014 Marchese et al. 2020 Gandhi et al. 2020 Adakudugu et al. 2020 Maugeri et al. 2019 |
Polyphenolic fraction | T47D and MCF7, cell lines Mouse splenocytes Cardiac damage induced by DOXO in rats |
Non-toxic inhibitor of HMGR and mammosphere formation, inhibition Rho-GDI signaling Antioxidant activity Antioxidant and cardioprotective effects |
Fiorillo et al. 2018 Peng et al. 2019 Carresi et al. 2018 |