IngentaConnect Cellular and Physiological Effects of Soy Flavonoids

Authors: Tatiana Valachovicova¹; Veronika Slivova¹; Daniel Sliva¹

Source: Mini Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, Volume 4, Number 8, October 2004 , pp. 881-887(7)

Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers

Abstract:

Recent experimental and epidemiological studies have provided convincing evidence for a variety of health benefits derived from the consumption of soy and soy food products. For example, soy isoflavones are felt to protect against different cancers, cardiovascular disease, and bone loss. Many studies have demonstrated the effect of soy isoflavones on specific target molecules and signaling pathways, including but not limited to, cell proliferation and differentiation, cell cycle regulation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, cell adhesion and migration, metastasis, and activity of different enzymes. Isoflavones also share structural homologies with estrogens and are therefore classified as phytoestrogens with weak estrogenic properties. Since isoflavones bind to estrogen receptors (ER agr

and ER

), they are considered to be possible estrogen receptor modulators. However, isoflavones can also exert biological effects independent of their phytoestrogenic activities. Recent studies suggest beneficial health effects of soy and recommend increasing the intake of isoflavone-rich soy protein to the level of intake commonly used in Asian countries.

Keywords: soy; isoflavones; cancer; cardiovascular disease; osteoporosis; and signaling pathways

Document Type: Review article

DOI: 10.2174/1389557043403387

Affiliations: 1: Cancer Research Laboratory, Methodist Research Institute, 1800 N. Capitol Ave., E504, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.

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