Among these works, there is a new research line about pancreatic cancer cells. Emilio Martinez de Victoria Munoz, director of the Institute, points out that in the study "Influence of the ingredients of the Mediterranean diet on a cell line on pancreatic cancer cells" (UGR-Junta de Andalucia) they have manipulated the composition of the cell membrane providing olive oil, fish oil or an antioxidant typical of olive oil, analyzing how such cells defend themselves from the aggressions which cause pancreatic alterations."
The objective is to expose olive oil compounds (such as oleic acid) and fruit and vegetable antioxidants to "membranes of a pancreatic cancer cell line in such a way that they become more or less resistant to harmful stimulus which cause diseases such as cancer or pancreatitis."