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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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Characterization of Phytoestrogens in Medicago sativa L. and Grazing Beef Cattle

Metabolites, 2021
Phytoestrogens are plant-produced bioactive secondary metabolites known to play an integral role in plant defense that frequently accumulate in times of stress and/or microbial infection.
Jessica M. Wyse, Sajid Latif, Saliya Gurusinghe, Erica D. Berntsen, Leslie A. Weston, Cyril P. Stephen   +5 more
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Changes of phytoestrogens daidzein, genistein and their glycosides daidzin and genistin and coumestrol during processing of soyabeans

Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2004
Phytoestrogens represent biologically active compounds showing estrogenic activity similar to that of sex hormones - estrogens. Various adverse effects such as sterility, increase of females' genitals, lost of males' copulation activity, etc.
J. Lojza, V. Schulzová, J. Hajšlová
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Is there a difference between the effects of phytoestrogens and non-phytoestrogens medicinal plants on sexual health? A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, 2023
Background: The quality of life of a person and her sexual partner is impacted by sexual function. Sexual function disorders have a significant prevalence in society.
Masoumeh Sayahi, Afsaneh Keramat, Firoozeh Nourimand1 Ph.D. Candidate, Hakimeh Mohammadzadeh   +3 more
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Activation of proestrogens from hops (Humulus lupulus L.) by intestinal microbiota; Conversion of isoxanthohumol into 8-prenylnaringenin [PDF]

, 2005
Hop, an essential ingredient in most beers, contains a number of prenylflavonoids, among which 8-prenylnaringenin (8-PN) would be the most potent phytoestrogen currently known. Although a number of health effects are attributed to these compounds, only a
De Keukeleire, Denis, Heyerick, Arne, Possemiers, Sam, Robbens, Veerle, Verstraete, Willy   +4 more
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Effect of technology of fermentation, filtration and colloidal stabilization on phytoestrogen content in beer.

Kvasný průmysl, 2005
Phytoestrogens from the group of isoflavonoids are plant phytohormones with estrogenic activity that simulate biological effects of natural 17-β-estradiol and have further favourable impacts on human health.
Alexandr MIKYŠKA, Danuša HAŠKOVÁ, Renata MIKULÍKOVÁ   +2 more
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Estrogenic activity, race/ethnicity, and Indigenous American ancestry among San Francisco Bay Area women. [PDF]

, 2019
Estrogens play a significant role in breast cancer development and are not only produced endogenously, but are also mimicked by estrogen-like compounds from environmental exposures.
Fejerman, Laura, Gomez, Scarlett L, John, Esther M, Sanchez, Sylvia S, Smith, Martyn T, Stanczyk, Frank Z, Tachachartvanich, Phum   +6 more
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Effect of soy in men with type 2 diabetes mellitus and subclinical hypogonadism: a randomised controlled study [PDF]

, 2016
Context: Isoflavones found in soy products have a chemical structure similar to estrogen, leading to concerns of an adverse estrogenic effect in men, particularly in those with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who have low testosterone levels due to ...
Atkin, Stephen L., Bhasin, Shalender, Kilpatrick, Eric S., Rigby, Alan S., Sathyapalan, Thozhukat, Thatcher, Natalie J.   +5 more
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Proliferative and anti-proliferative effects of dietary levels of phytoestrogens in rat pituitary GH₃/B₆/F₁₀ cells - the involvement of rapidly activated kinases and caspases

BMC Cancer, 2009
Background Phytoestogens are a group of lipophillic plant compounds that can have estrogenic effects in animals; both tumorigenic and anti-tumorigenic effects have been reported.
Watson Cheryl S, Jeng Yow-Jiun
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Soy and phytoestrogens: possible side effects

GMS German Medical Science, 2014
[english] Phytoestrogens are present in certain edible plants being most abundant in soy; they are structurally and functionally analogous to the estrogens. Phytoestrogens have been applied for compensation of hormone deficiency in the menopause.
Jargin, Sergei V.
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