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Lee KH, Choi EM: Biochanin A stimulates osteoblastic differentiation and inhibits hydrogen peroxide-induced production of inflammatory mediators in MC3T3-E1 cells. Biol Pharm Bull. 2005 Oct;28(10):1948-53.
Phytoestrogens are plant chemicals that are structurally analogous to estrogen and are known to affect estrogenic activity. Biochanin A, a naturally occurring isoflavone, has been identified and detected in various diets and plant species. We examined the effects of biochanin A on the differentiation of osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells and the production of local factors in osteoblasts. Biochanin A (1-50 microM) caused a significant elevation of cell growth, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, collagen content, and osteocalcin secretion in osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells (p <0.05). The effect of biochanin A (10 microM) in increasing ALP activity and collagen content was completely prevented by the presence of 10 (-6) M cycloheximide and 10 (-6) M tamoxifen, suggesting that biochanin A's effect results from a newly synthesized protein component and might be partly involved in estrogen action. We then examined the effect of biochanin A on the H2O2-induced production of inflammatory mediators in osteoblasts. Biochanin A (1-10 microM) decreased the 0.2 mM H2O2-induced production of TNF-alpha, IL-6 and NO in osteoblasts. These results suggest that biochanin A may be useful as potential phytoestrogens, which play important physiological roles in the prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis. |
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