BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of worldwide morbidity and mortality. Several studies have demonstrated that specific probiotics affect the host's metabolism and may influence the cardiovascular disease risk. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of an isoflavone-supplemented soy product fermented with Enterococcus faecium CRL 183 and Lactoba...

background irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is one of the common gastrointestinal disorders with unknown etiology. in experimental models, it is proposed that soy isoflavones may suppress the clinical and psychological symptoms of ibs by alteration of gut barrier tight junctions. methods we conducted this study to evaluate the effects of soy isoflavones on ibs symptoms and patients’ quality of li...

Recent advances in chromatographic analysis of isoflavones, which can reach physiologically significant concentrations in human body fluids as a result of nutrition with food containing soy products or diet supplementation with phytoestrogen preparations, are surveyed and evaluated. Soy-derived food products and nutraceuticals are claimed to be beneficial for cardiovascular health and bone meta...

Glycitein (4',7-dihydroxy-6-methoxyisoflavone) accounts for 5-10% of the total isoflavones in soy food products. The biological activity of this compound has not been reported to date, although numerous studies have been performed with the other soy isoflavones, daidzein and genistein. Glycitein was isolated from soy germ to 99% purity. Weaning female B6D2F1 mice were dosed with glycitein (3 mg...

Soy isoflavone is an attractive source of functional cosmetic materials with anti-wrinkle, whitening and skin hydration effects. After consumption, the majority of soy isoflavones are converted to their metabolites in the human gastrointestinal tract. To understand the physiological impact of soy isoflavone on the human body, it is necessary to evaluate and address the biological function of it...

Data regarding convenient, valid methods for measuring U.S. isoflavone intake are limited. We evaluated a soy food questionnaire (SFQ), the Willett food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), and overnight urine samples relative to excretion in 24-h urine samples. We also described intake among women in a high-risk program for breast or ovarian cancer. Between April 2002 and June 2003, 451 women aged 3...

An eight-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of soy isoflavone and saponin on growth performance, intestinal structure, immunity gut microbiota community rice field eel Monopterus albus (initial weight 20.12 ± 0.15 g). Six isonitrogenous isolipidic experimental feeds were formulated, including a positive control (55% fish meal, FM), negative (28.6% 37.2% soybean SBM) basic ...

Introduction Menopause is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Physical exercise and soybean diets have been suggested to reduce the risk of CVD in postmenopausal women. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of combined resistance and endurance (RE) training and soy extract (SOY) supplementation, both known to improve endothelial function, on expressio...

In addition to its effect on reproductive organs, estrogen exhibits complex effects on brain structure, function and behavior. In this regard, the influence of gonadal hormones especially estrogens on nociception has recently been accepted. Soybean is known as an important phytoestrogen containing plant that is used as an alternative for estrogen replacement therapy. In this study, the influenc...

BACKGROUND Bifidobacterium species, including Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum, are among the dominant microbial populations of the human gastrointestinal tract. They are also major components of many commercial probiotic products. Resident and transient bifidobacteria are thought to have several beneficial health effects. However, our knowledge of how these bacteria interact and communicate w...