Dietary genistein and equol (4′, 7 isoflavandiol) reduce oxidative stress and protect rats against focal cerebral ischemia

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 299, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Yulin, Ma ^a   Sullivan, Jennifer C ^a   Schreihofer, Derek A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain ischemia; NADPH oxidase; Phytoestrogen

Indexed keywords

DAIDZEIN; EQUOL; GENISTEIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; 4',7-DIHYDROXY-3,4-DIHYDROISOFLAVONE; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; PHYTOESTROGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; ANIMAL; DIET; DRUG EFFECTS; OVARIECTOMY; RAT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DIET; FEMALE; GENISTEIN; ISOFLAVONES; MALE; OVARIECTOMY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOESTROGENS; RATS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; WEIGHT GAIN; EQUOL;

EID: 77956676771     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00031.2010     Document Type: Article

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