Browsing by Subject "estradiol"
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Caspase-independent pathways of programmed cell death: The unraveling of new targets of cancer therapy?
(2009)In the past few years, accumulating evidence in the literature supports the existence of pathways of caspase-independent programmed cell death (CI-PCD). These pathways are likely to be acting as 'death backup systems' that ...
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The effect of the phytoestrogens genistein, daidzein, and equol on the growth of tamoxifen-resistant T47D/PKCα
(2007)Soy supplements are often consumed by women for alleviating menopausal symptoms or for the perceived protective effects against breast cancer. More concerning is the concurrent consumption of soy isoflavones with tamoxifen ...
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Genistein induces maturation of cultured human breast cancer cells and prevents tumor growth in nude mice
(1998)Results of recent studies in animal models of mammary carcinogenesis showed that the soybean isoflavone genistein is a chemopreventive agent. The objective of the present study was to determine whether soybean isoflavones ...
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Stable transfection of an estrogen receptor beta cDNA isoform into MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells
(2003)We previously reported stable transfection of estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) into the ER-negative MDA-MB-231 cells (S30) as a tool to examine the mechanism of action of estrogen and antiestrogens [J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 84 ...
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Trifolium pratense (red clover) exhibits estrogenic effects in vivo in ovariectomized sprague-dawley rats
(2002)Studies were conducted using an ovariectomized rat model to determine the estrogenic and antiestrogenic activity of Trifolium pratense L. (red clover) extracts. A red clover extract, standardized to contain 15% isoflavones ...