title: [Medical value of isoflavones].
abstract: Isoflavones as a kind of phytoestrogen exist in soy plant widely. With the advantages of estrogen, they can regulate endocrine function of the human body, reduce blood cholesterol, decrease the incidence of coronary heart disease, prevent osteoporosis, inhibit tumor growth, and relieve pain. This article summarized the investigations on the medical value of isoflavones in recent years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Shanghai 200025, China. duning@vip.163.com
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007529:Isoflavones / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008593:Menopause; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D007529:Isoflavones