Effects of soy phytoestrogens and New Zealand functional foods on bone health

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Kruger, Marlena C.
Tousen, Y.
Katsumata, S.
Tadaishi, M.
Kasonga, Abe E.
Deepak, Vishwa
Coetzee, Magdalena
Ishimi, Y.

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Center for Academic Publications Japan

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New Zealand is a rich source of food components that may have bioactivity on bone. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) from fish oil has been shown to maintain bone in ovariectomised (OVX) rats. Kiwifruit, a source of fibre and carotenoids may also affect bone via a prebiotic as well as direct cell based mechanisms. We aimed to 1) ascertain the effects of DHA on two cell models, including interactions with soy isoflavones; 2) and investigate the specific effects of carotenoids from kiwifruit as well as whole kiwifruit in cell based and rodent models as well as in a human study. RAW 264.7 mouse monocytes or mouse bone marrow were used to generate osteoclasts (OC). Cells were exposed to the agents between 5 and 21 days and formation and activity of OC measured, including molecular markers. DHA inhibited OC formation in both cell models, including expression of cathepsin K, NFATc1 as well as actin ring formation. Combination with isoflavones enhanced these effects. In OVX rats and mice fed with kiwifruit for 8 weeks, green kiwifruit reduced rate of bone loss after OVX, and in mice it reduced C-telopeptide of Type 1 collagen (CTX) levels and RANKL expression while in menopausal women, green kiwifruit affected blood lipids and bone markers positively.

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Kiwifruit, Omega 3 fats, Osteoclasts, Bone, Soy phytoestrogens

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Kruger, MC, Tousen, Y, Katsumata, S, Tadaishi, M, Kasonga, AE, Deepak, V, Coetzee, M & Ishimi, Y 2015, 'Effects of soy phytoestrogens and New Zealand functional foods on bone health', Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology, vol. 61, pp. S142-S144.