Zhao Liang-cai, Tang Li-jian, Li Qing-lin, Liu Jing-gen
Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui Key Laboratory of Modernized Chinese Material Medical, Hefei 230031, China.
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2006 Jun;31(12):957-60.
Phytoestrogen is the bioactive substance from plant, with structure is very simliar to that of estrogen. Phytoestrogen is mainly comprises of isoflavone, lignan and coumarin. Epidemiological restrarch shows that the increasing the uptake phytoestrogen of can reduce the morbidities of breast and other cancers. In this paper, the food source, characteristic and relevant researches both in vitro and in vivo were reviewed, and its mechanisms of intervening breast cancer were also discussed.
植物雌激素是一种来自植物的生物活性物质，其结构与雌激素非常相似。植物雌激素主要由异黄酮、木脂素和香豆素组成。流行病学研究表明，增加植物雌激素的摄入量可以降低乳腺癌和其他癌症的发病率。本文综述了植物雌激素的食物来源、特性以及体内外相关研究，并探讨了其干预乳腺癌的机制。
