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- Title
Antioxidant effect of isoflavones: A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study in oophorectomized women.
- Authors
Mittal, Rakesh; Mittal, Niti; Hota, Debasish; Suri, Vanita; Aggarwal, Neelam; Chakrabarti, Amitava
- Abstract
Background: One of the postulated mechanism for cardioprotective potential of isoflavones is their ability to exert antioxidant action. However, various reports give conflicting results in this area. Aim: The present study was conducted with an objective to probe into the cardioprotective mechanism of isoflavones by evaluating their antioxidant potential in oophorectomized women. Materials and Methods: This was a randomized, double-blind, parallel, placebo controlled study. A total of 43 women were randomized to receive 75 mg/day isoflavones tablet or placebo for 12 weeks. Red blood cell antioxidant parameters including lipid peroxidation, superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) were determined at baseline and at the end of the study. Results: After 12 weeks of administration of isoflavones, there was no statistically significant difference in lipid peroxidation (P value for isoflavones: 0.37; for placebo: 0.37), catalase (P value for isoflavones: 0.35; for placebo: 0.84), SOD (P value for isoflavones: 0.41; for placebo: 0.28) and GSH-Px (P value for isoflavones: 0.92; for placebo: 0.29). There was no statistically significant difference in the proportion of patients experiencing adverse events in the two groups (P -1.00). Conclusion: The study strengthens the concept that the cardioprotective mechanism of isoflavones might be due to some other reason apart from the antioxidant pathway.
- Subjects
ISOFLAVONES; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of antioxidants; LIPID peroxidation (Biology); ERYTHROCYTES; SUPEROXIDE dismutase
- Publication
International Journal of Applied & Basic Medical Research, 2014, Vol 4, Issue 1, p28
- ISSN
2229-516X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/2229-516X.125686