Molecular Changes Underlying Genistein Treatment of Wound Healing: A Review

Autor: Matúš Čoma, Veronika Lachová, Petra Mitrengová, Peter Gál
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Current Issues in Molecular Biology, Vol 43, Iss 1, Pp 127-141 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1467-3045
1467-3037
DOI: 10.3390/cimb43010011
Popis: Estrogen deprivation is one of the major factors responsible for many age-related processes including poor wound healing in postmenopausal women. However, the reported side-effects of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) have precluded broad clinical administration. Therefore, selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) have been developed to overcome the detrimental side effects of ERT on breast and/or uterine tissues. The use of natural products isolated from plants (e.g., soy) may represent a promising source of biologically active compounds (e.g., genistein) as efficient alternatives to conventional treatment. Genistein as natural SERM has the unique ability to selectively act as agonist or antagonist in a tissue-specific manner, i.e., it improves skin repair and simultaneously exerts anti-cancer and chemopreventive properties. Hence, we present here a wound healing phases-based review of the most studied naturally occurring SERM.
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