Marston, G. and Winder, S.J. orcid.org/0000-0001-7634-8415 (2018) Are soy products effective in DMD? PLoS Currents, 10. ISSN 2157-3999
Abstract
Introduction: In addition to their nutritional value, processed soy bean extracts contain several activities with potential therapeutic benefits. These include anti-oxidants, and tyrosine kinase and protease inhibitory activity. There are also anecdotal reports of health benefits of soy products in alleviating DMD symptoms. Methods: Mdx mice were fed a control soy-free diet or the same diet containing either a proprietary soy preparation (Haelan 951), purified soy isoflavones, purified Bowman-Birk protease inhibitor or a combination of isoflavones and Bowman-Birk inhibitor. Mice were tested for their wire hanging ability at the start of the diet regimen and every 4 weeks until week 12 of treatment. Results and Discussion: The diet containing Bowman-Birk inhibitor was the only one to show a significant and sustained improvement over the 12 weeks of the study. All other dietary additions; Haelan 951, isoflavones and isoflavones with Bowman-Birk inhibitor, were not significantly different from each other or from control. The effectiveness of Bowman-Birk inhibitor in mdx mice clearly warrants further study.
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield | ||||
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Biosciences (Sheffield) > Department of Biomedical Science (Sheffield) | ||||
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Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield | ||||
Date Deposited: | 29 Aug 2018 08:17 | ||||
Last Modified: | 29 Aug 2018 08:17 | ||||
Status: | Published | ||||
Publisher: | Public Library of Science | ||||
Refereed: | Yes |