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A New Vista of Opportunity in Diabetes Management: Natural Product‐Based β‐cell Preservation

Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.
Preserving functional β‐cells via natural products offers promising strategy for diabetes treatment. ABSTRACT A defining characteristic of diabetes is β‐cell failure, in which β‐cells cannot modulate insulin secretion to compensate for escalating insulin resistance, pushing forward disease development.
Yi‐San Lee, Tien‐Fen Kuo, Chun‐Yen Yang, Greta Yang, Wen‐Chin Yang   +4 more
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Prostate cancer metastasis and soy isoflavones [PDF]

, 2019
Prostate cancer is a complex, progressive, bone-tropic disease, which is usually associated with skeletal issues, poor mobility and a fatal outcome when it reaches the metastatic phase.
Živanović, Jasmina, Mijatović, Sanja, Maksimović-Ivanić, Danijela, Miler, Marko, Filipović, Branko, Miljić, Dragana, Milošević, Verica, Ajdžanović, Vladimir   +7 more
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Soy Isoflavones Regulate Lipid Metabolism through an AKT/mTORC1 Pathway in Diet-Induced Obesity (DIO) Male Rats

Molecules, 2016
The pandemic tendency of obesity and its strong association with serious co-morbidities have elicited interest in the underlying mechanisms of these pathologies.
Chao Huang, Dejiang Pang, Qihui Luo, Xiaolin Chen, Qi Gao, Liangqin Shi, Wentao Liu, Yuanfeng Zou, Lixia Li, Zhengli Chen   +9 more
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Diet Containing Soy Protein Concentrate With Low and High Isoflavones for 9 Weeks Protects Against Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Steatosis Using Obese Zucker Rats

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is one of the main liver diseases in the US and the world which often is related to obesity. Previously, we reported short- and long-term consumption of soy protein isolate diet with high isoflavones can reduce ...
Reza Hakkak, Reza Hakkak, Reza Hakkak, Beverly Spray, Elisabet Børsheim, Elisabet Børsheim, Elisabet Børsheim, Soheila Korourian   +7 more
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Effects of high‐moisture extrusion processing on reducing anti‐nutritional factors and allergenicity in plant‐based materials—A mini review

Food Biomacromolecules, EarlyView.
Abstract The rising demand for plant‐based meat alternatives has had advancements in processing technologies such as extrusion to meet consumer preferences for enhanced sensory qualities and nutritional benefits. High moisture extrusion (HME), a thermo‐mechanical process employing elevated moisture levels (40%–70%), has emerged as a promising method ...
Nur Hameedah Binte Ramadhan, Yuzhu Mao, Juan Du   +2 more
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Soy isoflavones exert beneficial effects on letrozole-induced rat polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) model through anti-androgenic mechanism

Pharmaceutical Biology, 2017
Context: Soy is the main source of phytoestrogens, which has long been used as traditional food. One major subtype of phytoestrogens includes isoflavones and they are scientifically validated for their beneficial actions on many hormone-dependent ...
Ravi Kumar Rajan, Siva Selva Kumar M., Bhaskar Balaji   +2 more
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Soy isoflavones genistein and daidzein exert anti-apoptotic actions via a selective ER-mediated mechanism in neurons following HIV-1 Tat(1-86) exposure. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
HIV-1 viral protein Tat partially mediates the neural dysfunction and neuronal cell death associated with HIV-1 induced neurodegeneration and neurocognitive disorders.
Sheila M Adams, Marina V Aksenova, Michael Y Aksenov, Charles F Mactutus, Rosemarie M Booze   +4 more
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Health Promotion Effects of Soy Isoflavones

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology, 2020
Soybeans contain several physiologically active ingredients, such as soy phytosterol, soyasaponin, soy protein, and lecithin, and are therefore expected to express the functionalities of said ingredients. Among them, soy isoflavones have been studied in recent years for their various functions, including their obesity-preventing effect, blood glucose ...
NAKAI, Shiho, FUJITA, Mariko, KAMEI, Yasutomi   +2 more
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Rewiring nutrition: Chemical insights into the physiological and microbiological roles of food's microconstituents

Food Biomacromolecules, EarlyView.
Bidirectional interactions between food‐derived sensory compounds, gut sensing and microbiota, host physiological feedback, and metabolite production within the food matrix collectively shape sensory perception, microbial dynamics, and metabolic health.
Mohammad Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan
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The role of Phytoestrogens in the management of menopausal symptoms [PDF]

, 2012
Menopause reflects a change in the woman’s physiological hormonal status and is regarded as a pivotal point in a woman’s life. The commonest symptoms experienced by women during the menopause are hot flushes and night sweats.
Avendonk, Tania van
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