Beneficial effects of phytoestrogens and their metabolites produced by intestinal microflora on bone health

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1489-1500

  Chiang, Shen Shih ^a   Pan, Tzu Ming ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antiosteoporosis; Ovariectomized model; Phytoestrogens; Postmenopausal

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTI-ESTROGENIC; ANTIOSTEOPOROSIS; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; BONE FORMATION; BONE MINERAL DENSITY; BONE RESORPTION; IN-VITRO; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LIGAND RATIO; MC3T3-E1; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; MICE MODELS; MICROFLORA; MODE OF ACTION; MURINE MODEL; NUCLEAR FACTOR KAPPAB; OSTEOBLAST-LIKE CELLS; OSTEOCALCIN; OSTEOPONTIN; OSTEOPROTEGERIN; PHYTOESTROGENS; POSTMENOPAUSAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PYRIDINOLINE; TARTRATE-RESISTANT ACID PHOSPHATASE;

BONE; PHOSPHATASES;

HEALTH;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOCHANIN A; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COUMESTROL; DAIDZIN; DIOSGENIN; EQUOL; ESTRADIOL; GENISTEIN; KAEMPFEROL; LIGNAN; LUTEOLIN; MATAIRESINOL; OLEUROPEIN; OSTEOCALCIN; OSTEOCLAST DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; OSTEOPONTIN; PHYTOESTROGEN; PUERARIN; PYRIDINOLINE; QUERCETIN; RALOXIFENE; RECEPTOR ACTIVATOR OF NUCLEAR FACTOR KAPPA B; SECOISOLARICIRESINOL; TARTARIC ACID; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZERANOL;

ABSORPTION; BONE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; PROTEIN; RODENT; WOMENS HEALTH;

ABSORPTION; AJUGA; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE REMODELING; CELL STRAIN 3T3; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; HORMONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOCLAST ACTIVITY; OSTEOCLASTOGENESIS; OSTEOLYSIS; OVARIECTOMY; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SOYBEAN MILK; YAM;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BONE AND BONES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; METAGENOME; MICE; OSTEOGENESIS; PHYTOESTROGENS; RATS;

MURINAE; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 84874353020     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4675-y     Document Type: Review

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