Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-21-2009
Journal or Book Title
Nutrition and Cancer
Volume
61
Issue
2
First Page
238
Last Page
244
DOI
10.1080/01635580802404196
Abstract
We hypothesized that soy isoflavones would have dose related estrogenic and methylation effects. 34 healthy premenopausal women were prospectively enrolled and randomized in double-blind fashion to receive either 40 mg or 140 mg isoflavones daily through one menstrual cycle. Breast specific (NAF) and systemic (serum) estrogenic effects were assessed measuring the estrogenic marker complement (C)3 and changes in cytology, while methylation effects were evaluated in mammary ductoscopy (MD) specimens using methylation specific PCR assessment of five genes (p16, RASSF1A, RARβ2, ER, and CCND2) associated with breast carcinogenesis. Serum genistein significantly increased post treatment in women consuming both isoflavone doses. Neither NAF nor MD cytology significantly changed after either low or high dose isoflavones. Serum C3 levels post treatment were inversely related to change in serum genistein (r= -0.76, p=0.0045) in women consuming low dose isoflavones. RARβ2 hypermethylation increased post treatment correlated with the post treatment level of genistein among all subjects (r=0.67, p=0.0017) and in women receiving high dose isoflavones (r=0.68, p=0.021). At the low dose, CCND2 hypermethylation increase correlated with post treatment genistein levels (r=0.79, p=0.011). The inverse correlation between C3 and genistein suggests an antiestrogenic effect. Isoflavones induced dose specific changes in RARβ2 and CCND2 gene methylation which correlated with genistein levels. This work provides novel insights into estrogenic and methylation effects of dietary isoflavones. 2
Copyright Owner
Taylor & Francis
Copyright Date
2009
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Qin, Wenyi; Zhu, Weizhu; Shi, Huidong; Hewett, John E.; Ruhlen, Rachel L.; MacDonald, Ruth S.; Rottinghaus, George E.; Chien, Yin-Chieh; and Sauter, Edward R., "Soy isoflavones have an antiestrogenic effect and alter mammary promoter hypermethylation in healthy premenopausal women1" (2009). Food Science and Human Nutrition Publications. 76.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/fshn_ag_pubs/76
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Comments
This is a manuscript of an article from Nutrition and Cancer. 61(2): 2009, 238-244. doi: 10.1080/01635580802404196. Posted with permission.