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Trial reportWorld journal of gastroenterology2013

Phytoestrogens/insoluble fibers and colonic estrogen receptor β: randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Mariabeatrice Principi, Alfredo Di Leo, Maria Pricci, Maria Principia Scavo, Raffaella Guido, Sabina Tanzi, Domenico Piscitelli, Antonio Pisani, Enzo Ierardi, Maria Cristina Comelli and 1 more

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Trial report in World journal of gastroenterology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mariabeatrice PrincipiGastroenterology Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Alfredo Di Leo
Maria Pricci
Maria Principia Scavo
Raffaella Guido
Sabina Tanzi
Domenico Piscitelli
Antonio Pisani
Enzo Ierardi
Maria Cristina Comelli
Michele Barone
University of Bari Aldo Moro · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo assess the safety and effect of the supplementation of a patented blend of dietary phytoestrogens and insoluble fibers on estrogen receptor (ER)-β and biological parameters in sporadic colonic adenomas.

methodsA randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial was performed. Patients scheduled to undergo surveillance colonoscopy for previous sporadic colonic adenomas were identified, and 60 eligible patients were randomized to placebo or active dietary intervention (ADI) twice a day, for 60 d before surveillance colonoscopy. ADI was a mixture of 175 mg milk thistle extract, 20 mg secoisolariciresinol and 750 mg oat fiber extract. ER-β and ER-α expression, apoptosis and proliferation (Ki-67 LI) were assessed in colon samples.

resultsNo adverse event related to ADI was recorded. ADI administration showed a significant increases in ER-β protein (0.822 ± 0.08 vs 0.768 ± 0.10, P = 0.04) and a general trend to an increase in ER-β LI (39.222 ± 2.69 vs 37.708 ± 5.31, P = 0.06), ER-β/ER-α LI ratio (6.564 ± 10.04 vs 2.437 ± 1.53, P = 0.06), terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (35.592 ± 14.97 vs 31.541 ± 11.54, P = 0.07) and Ki-67 (53.923 ± 20.91 vs 44.833 ± 10.38, P = 0.07) approximating statistical significance. A significant increase of ER-β protein (0.805 ± 0.13 vs 0.773 ± 0.13, P = 0.04), mRNA (2.278 ± 1.19 vs 1.105 ± 1.07, P < 0.02) and LI (47.533 ± 15.47 vs 34.875 ± 16.67, P < 0.05) and a decrease of ER-α protein (0.423 ± 0.06 vs 0.532 ± 0.11, P < 0.02) as well as a trend to increase of ER-β/ER-α protein in ADI vs placebo group were observed in patients without polyps (1.734 ± 0.20 vs 1.571 ± 0.42, P = 0.07).

conclusionThe role of ER-β on the control of apoptosis, and its amenability to dietary intervention, are supported in our study.

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Dietary SupplementsAdenomaAgedApoptosisBiomarkersBiopsyCell ProliferationColonic NeoplasmsColonic PolypsColonoscopyDietDouble-Blind MethodEstrogen Receptor alphaEstrogen Receptor betaFemaleHumansBiomarkersEstrogen Receptor alphaEstrogen Receptor betaPhytoestrogensEstrogen receptor-αEstrogen receptor-βInsoluble fibersPhytoestrogensSporadic adenomatous polyposisTerminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling

Identifiers

PMID23885143
PMCPMC3718900
OpenAlexW2138661237

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