Growth inhibition of human endothelial cells by the phyto-oestrogen biochanin A, a metabolite of genistein.
Br J Nutr
; 85(5): 615-20, 2001 May.
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| ID: mdl-11348577
ABSTRACT
This study examined the growth regulatory effects of a phyto-oestrogen, biochanin A, on a transformed human endothelial cell line ECV304 in vitro. Biochanin A was found to inhibit cell proliferation in a dose-dependent fashion and this effect was influenced by the concentration of serum present in the culture medium. In the absence of serum, the calculated IC50 of biochanin A was 0.18 +/- 0.1 microm compared to an IC50 of m at 10% serum. At low cell density, the growth inhibitory effects of biochanin A were more evident than at high cell density. Co-administration of a synthetic oestrogen diethylstilboestrol with biochanin A did not suppress the growth regulatory effects of biochanin A treatment. We conclude that biochanin A inhibits the cell proliferation of human endothelial cells at concentrations that are physiologically achievable in vivo and that this effect may play an important role in the cancer-preventing activity of the phyto-oestrogens.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Endothelium, Vascular
/
Anticarcinogenic Agents
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Genistein
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Br J Nutr
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China