Daily Consumption of High-Polyphenol Olive Oil Enhances Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Old Female Rats.
Ozgun KimizoğluN Deniz KircaSevim KandisSerap Cilaker MiciliNazan Uysal HarzadinSemra KoçtürkPublished in: Journal of the American Nutrition Association (2022)
Our study is first to show that daily consumption of HP-olive oil enhances hippocampal neurogenesis in old rats, which has been confirmed by proliferation and maturation biomarkers. In addition, increased SYN and calbindin levels showed that the generated cells were also functionally developed in the HP group. We suggest that daily consumption of HP olive oil may have beneficial effects on brain aging by triggering neurogenesis.