Annual Review of Plant Biology, 2004 Collectively, plants contain several different families of natural products among which are compounds with weak estrogenic or antiestrogenic activity toward mammals.
Richard A Dixon
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Dietary Phytoestrogens and Their Metabolites as Epigenetic Modulators with Impact on Human Health
Antioxidants, 2021 The impact of dietary phytoestrogens on human health has been a topic of continuous debate since their discovery. Nowadays, based on their presumptive beneficial effects, the amount of phytoestrogens consumed in the daily diet has increased considerably ...
Victor Stefan Ionescu +2 more
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The Potential Effects of Phytoestrogens: The Role in Neuroprotection
Molecules, 2021 Phytoestrogens are naturally occurring non-steroidal phenolic plant compounds. Their structure is similar to 17-β-estradiol, the main female sex hormone.
Justyna Gorzkiewicz +2 more
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Subchronic exposure to phytoestrogens alone and in combination with diethylstilbestrol - pituitary tumor induction in Fischer 344 rats [PDF]
Nutrition & Metabolism, 2010 Background Subchronic administration of the potent pharmaceutical estrogen diethylstilbestrol (DES) to female Fischer 344 (F344) rats induces growth of large, hemorrhagic pituitaries that progress to tumors.
Kaphalia Bhupendra S +4 more
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Therapeutic potential of common Phytoestrogens found in traditional Chinese medicine in chronic kidney diseases [PDF]
Frontiers in PharmacologyIn recent years, phytoestrogens in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)—a class of estrolike active components naturally occurring in medicinal plants—have gradually emerged as a research hotspot in the treatment of various diseases due to their multi ...
Tongtong Liu, Minghan Li
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Phytoestrogens for Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Biology, 2020 Phytoestrogens are a large group of natural compounds found in more than 300 plants. They have a close structural similarity to estrogens, which allow them to bind to both estrogen receptors (ER), ERα and ERβ, presenting a weak estrogenic activity ...
Margalida Torrens-Mas, Pilar Roca
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Estrogenic Effect of Various Plant Extracts on Eel (Anguilla japonica) Hepatocytes [PDF]
MoleculesEstrogen plays some important roles in many physiological processes in animals. This hormone is used as a type of medication for humans and animals, including fish, but is associated with serious side effects and environmental persistence, which has led ...
Jeong Hee Yoon +2 more
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SIRT1/DNMT3B-mediated epigenetic gene silencing in response to phytoestrogens in mammary epithelial cells [PDF]
EpigeneticsWe performed an integrated analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation and expression datasets in normal cells and healthy animals exposed to polyphenols with estrogenic activity (i.e. phytoestrogens). We identified that phytoestrogens target genes linked to
Yuexi Ma +5 more
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Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2007 Epidemiological studies suggest that populations consuming a diet of high phytoestrogens, have a lower risk of many of the so-called “western” diseases.Phytoestrogens are naturally found in many foods and their biological activity is confirmed in animals,
M Azadbakht
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Bioactives for Estrogen-Deficient Skin: Topical and Oral Supplement Clinical Studies. A Narrative Review [PDF]
Dermatology and TherapyBioactive compound applications by topical or oral administration have gained increased utilization/awareness in providing health benefits particularly due to changes in hormone levels and aging, especially in women with the decline and loss of estrogens.
Edwin D. Lephart
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