title: Dietary phytoestrogens increase metabolic resistance (cold tolerance) in long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase-deficient mice.
abstract: We evaluated the role of dietary phytoestrogens (PE) in the disease phenotype of cold intolerance that characterizes long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase-deficient (LCAD-/-) mice, a model of inborn errors of mitochondrial fatty acid beta-oxidation. Male LCAD-/- mice were fed a standard diet containing endogenous PE, a PE-free diet, or a PE-free diet that was supplemented with genistein (250 microg/g diet). The standard diet did not restore complete cold tolerance, but it provided more resistance (P = 0.004) to cold challenge than the PE-free diet. There was a nonsignificant difference (P < 0.07) between LCAD-/- mice fed the genistein-supplemented diet and those fed the PE-free diet. There were no differences in end-point serum glucose concentrations among the 3 groups. Serum FFA were decreased in LCAD-/- mice fed the standard diet compared with those fed the PE-free diet (P = 0.005) and the diet supplemented with genistein (P < 0.001). Serum triglyceride concentrations were greater (P < 0.05) only in LCAD-/- mice fed the genistein-supplemented diet than those fed the standard diet. These results demonstrate the beneficial effects of dietary PE on metabolic tolerance in LCAD-/- mice. Furthermore, they suggest changes that could improve pediatric formula constituents, especially with regard to management of children with inborn errors of fatty acid oxidation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. paw@uab.edu
authors.forename: A Michele
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schuler
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: Barbara A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Gower
authors.forename: Philip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000064:Acclimatization / Q000187:drug effects*; D044942:Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase, Long-Chain / Q000172:deficiency*; D000818:Animals; D003080:Cold Temperature; D004032:Diet; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D019833:Genistein / Q000494:pharmacology; D007529:Isoflavones / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D048789:Phytoestrogens; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D007529:Isoflavones; D048789:Phytoestrogens; D028321:Plant Preparations; D019833:Genistein; D044942:Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase, Long-Chain