Inflammatory markers in a 2-year soy intervention among premenopausal women
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Epidemiologic evidence supports a role of soy foods in breast cancer etiology. Because chronic inflammation appears to be a critical component in carcinogenesis, we examined the potential anti-inflammatory effects of soy foods.</p...
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| author | Franke Adrian A Steude Jana S Maskarinec Gertraud Cooney Robert V |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Epidemiologic evidence supports a role of soy foods in breast cancer etiology. Because chronic inflammation appears to be a critical component in carcinogenesis, we examined the potential anti-inflammatory effects of soy foods.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The original 2-year dietary intervention randomized 220 premenopausal women of whom 183 women (90 in the intervention group and 93 in the control group) were included in the current investigation; 40% were of Asian ancestry. The intervention group consumed two daily soy servings containing 50 mg of isoflavones (aglycone equivalents), whereas the controls maintained their regular diet. Five serum samples obtained at month 0, 3, 6, 12, and 24 were analyzed for interleukin (IL)-6, C-reactive protein (CRP), leptin, and adiponectin by ELISA. For statistical analysis, mixed models were applied to incorporate the repeated measurements.</p> <p><b>Results:</b></p> <p>The levels of all analytes were lower in Asian than Caucasian women. Overweight women had significantly higher levels of CRP, IL-6, and leptin and lower levels of adiponectin than normal weight women. We did not observe a significant effect of soy foods on the four markers, but leptin increased in the control and not in the intervention group (<it>p </it>= 0.20 for group-time effect); this difference was significant for Asian (<it>p </it>= 0.01) and obese women (<it>p </it>= 0.005).</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>During this 2-year intervention, soy foods did not modify serum levels of CRP, IL-6, leptin, and adiponectin in premenopausal women although leptin levels remained stable among women in the intervention group who were obese or of Asian ancestry. Further studies with diverse markers of inflammation are necessary to clarify the specific effect of soy on immune responses.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-18b73cfeca104cafac04c464107e13232022-12-22T01:43:43ZengBMCJournal of Inflammation1476-92552009-04-0161910.1186/1476-9255-6-9Inflammatory markers in a 2-year soy intervention among premenopausal womenFranke Adrian ASteude Jana SMaskarinec GertraudCooney Robert V<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Epidemiologic evidence supports a role of soy foods in breast cancer etiology. Because chronic inflammation appears to be a critical component in carcinogenesis, we examined the potential anti-inflammatory effects of soy foods.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The original 2-year dietary intervention randomized 220 premenopausal women of whom 183 women (90 in the intervention group and 93 in the control group) were included in the current investigation; 40% were of Asian ancestry. The intervention group consumed two daily soy servings containing 50 mg of isoflavones (aglycone equivalents), whereas the controls maintained their regular diet. Five serum samples obtained at month 0, 3, 6, 12, and 24 were analyzed for interleukin (IL)-6, C-reactive protein (CRP), leptin, and adiponectin by ELISA. For statistical analysis, mixed models were applied to incorporate the repeated measurements.</p> <p><b>Results:</b></p> <p>The levels of all analytes were lower in Asian than Caucasian women. Overweight women had significantly higher levels of CRP, IL-6, and leptin and lower levels of adiponectin than normal weight women. We did not observe a significant effect of soy foods on the four markers, but leptin increased in the control and not in the intervention group (<it>p </it>= 0.20 for group-time effect); this difference was significant for Asian (<it>p </it>= 0.01) and obese women (<it>p </it>= 0.005).</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>During this 2-year intervention, soy foods did not modify serum levels of CRP, IL-6, leptin, and adiponectin in premenopausal women although leptin levels remained stable among women in the intervention group who were obese or of Asian ancestry. Further studies with diverse markers of inflammation are necessary to clarify the specific effect of soy on immune responses.</p>http://www.journal-inflammation.com/content/6/1/9 |
| spellingShingle | Franke Adrian A Steude Jana S Maskarinec Gertraud Cooney Robert V Inflammatory markers in a 2-year soy intervention among premenopausal women Journal of Inflammation |
| title | Inflammatory markers in a 2-year soy intervention among premenopausal women |
| title_full | Inflammatory markers in a 2-year soy intervention among premenopausal women |
| title_fullStr | Inflammatory markers in a 2-year soy intervention among premenopausal women |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inflammatory markers in a 2-year soy intervention among premenopausal women |
| title_short | Inflammatory markers in a 2-year soy intervention among premenopausal women |
| title_sort | inflammatory markers in a 2 year soy intervention among premenopausal women |
| url | http://www.journal-inflammation.com/content/6/1/9 |
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