Title |
Kaempferol as a flavonoid induces osteoblastic differentiation via estrogen receptor signaling
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Published in |
Chinese Medicine, April 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1749-8546-7-10 |
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Authors |
Ava Jiangyang Guo, Roy Chiyan Choi, Ken Yuzhong Zheng, Vicky Ping Chen, Tina Tingxia Dong, Zheng-Tao Wang, Günter Vollmer, David Taiwai Lau, Karl Wah-keung Tsim |
Abstract |
Flavonoids, a group of compounds mainly derived from vegetables and herbal medicines, chemically resemble estrogen and some have been used as estrogen substitutes. Kaempferol, a flavonol derived from the rhizome of Kaempferia galanga L., is a well-known phytoestrogen possessing osteogenic effects that is also found in a large number of plant foods.The herb K. galanga is a popular traditional aromatic medicinal plant that is widely used as food spice and in medicinal industries. In the present study, both the estrogenic and osteogenic properties of kaempferol are evaluated. |
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