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The Importance of Phytoestrogens in Food Supplements and Phytopharmaceuticals
CHIMIA, 2005 Different natural products from the plant kingdom including isoflavones, prenylflavones, coumestans, stilbenes, and lignans can cause endocrine perturbations, especially on the estrogenic hormonal pathway because of their structural analogies to
Johanne Polasek, Kurt Hostettmann
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Urinary phytoestrogens and cancer, cardiovascular, and all-cause mortality in the continuous National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey [PDF]
, 2015 Purpose Experimental studies suggest that phytoestrogen intake alters cancer and cardiovascular risk. This study investigated the associations of urinary phytoestrogens with total cancer (n = 79), cardiovascular (n = 108), and all-cause (n = 290 ...
Jones, Josette +4 more
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Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.Chamomile contains different bioactive agents such as flavonoids and phytosterols with potential anti‐inflammatory, antioxidant, analgesic, antispasmodic, and antitumor characteristics. According to our findings, animal studies have demonstrated the potential benefits of Chamomile consumption in the treatment of PCOS. In contrast, human studies yielded
Zahra Firoozi +3 more
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PhytoMilk - Open seminar [PDF]
, 2011 Programme for open seminar for the PhytoMilk project held at Studentersamfundet, UMB, Ås, Norway, 23 June ...
Gustavsson, Anne-Maj +6 more
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Plant Direct, Volume 10, Issue 3, March 2026.ABSTRACT Ferula violacea Korovin, an endemic Tajikistani plant with purported medicinal properties, remains understudied. This study employs untargeted metabolomics to characterize the metabolite profiles of ethanol extracts and juices from F. violacea roots and seeds.
Sylhiya Mavlonazarova +4 more
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The rodent uterotrophic assay: Critical protocol features, studies with nonyl phenols, and comparison with a yeast estrogenicity assay [PDF]
, 1997 The major protocol features of the immature rat uterotrophic assay have been evaluated using a range of reference chemicals. The protocol variables considered include the selection of the test species and route of chemical administration, the age of the ...
Ashby, J +7 more
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Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.Their bioactive constituents act through antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and metabolic‐regulating mechanisms, validating their classification as functional foods. Evidence from clinical and biochemical studies largely supports these benefits, although some claims stem from preliminary or in vitro findings.
Nighat Raza +7 more
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Toxins, 2016 Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays a key role in tumor progression. The cells undergoing EMT upregulate the expression of cell motility-related proteins and show enhanced migration and invasion.
Geum-A. Lee +2 more
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Effect of oral phytoestrogen on androgenicity and insulin sensitivity in postmenopausal women [PDF]
, 2012 Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/90517/1/j.1463-1326.2011.01532.x ...
Adlercreutz +14 more
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Anticancer Molecular Mechanisms of Phytosterols: An Updated Review on Clinical Trials
Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.Phytosterols, a form of naturally occurring substance structurally related to cholesterol, have been getting considerable interest due to their possible anticancer properties. Phytosterols induce apoptosis, block the cell cycle, and abrogate the invasion and metastasis of cancer cells, offering a multi‐manifestation treatment of cancer.
Muhammad Shahbaz +14 more
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