Physiological concentrations of Cimicifuga racemosa extract do not affect expression of genes involved in estrogen biosynthesis and action in endometrial and ovarian cell lines

Sinreih, Maša (avtor), Gregorič, Klara (avtor), Gajser, Kristina (avtor), Lanišnik-Rižner, Tea (avtor)

In postmenopausal women, estrogen levels exclusively depend on local formation from the steroid precursors dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and estrone sulfate (E1-S). Reduced estrogen levels are associated with menopausal symptoms. To mitigate these symptoms, more women nowadays choose medicine of natural origin, e.g., Cimicifuga racemosa (CR), instead of hormone replacement therapy, which is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, stroke, and pulmonary embolism. Although CR treatment is considered safe, little is known about its effects on healthy endometrial and ovarian tissue and hormone-dependent malignancies, e.g., endometrial and ovarian cancers that arise during menopause. The aim of our study was to examine the effects of CR on the expression of genes encoding E1-S transporters and estrogen-related enzymes in control and cancerous endometrial and ovarian cell lines. CR affected the expression of genes encoding E1-S transporters and estrogen-related enzymes only at very high concentrations, whereas no changes were observed at physiological concentrations of CR. This suggests that CR does not exert estrogenic effects in endometrial and ovarian tissues and probably does not affect postmenopausal women’s risks of endometrial or ovarian cancer or the outcomes of endometrial and ovarian cancer patients.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: endometrial cancer, Cimicifuga racemosa, ovarian cancer, steroid transporters
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: MF - Medicinska fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2022
• Št. strani: 19 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 12, iss. 4, art. 545
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-137449
• UDK: 616-006
• ISSN pri članku: 2218-273X
• DOI: 10.3390/biom12040545
• COBISS.SI-ID: 104049411
• Datum objave v RUL: 17.06.2022

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Biomolecules
• Skrajšan naslov: Biomolecules
• Založnik: MDPI
• ISSN: 2218-273X
• COBISS.SI-ID: 519952921

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.
• Začetek licenciranja: 05.04.2022

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: rak endometrija, Cimicifuga racemosa, rak jajčnikov

Projekti

• Financer: ARRS - Agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: J3-8212
• Naslov: Vloga intrakrinega delovanja estrogenov pri hormonsko odvisnih boleznih – pomen za zdravljenje

• Financer: ARRS - Agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: J3-2535
• Naslov: Vloga androgenov pri hormonsko odvisnih boleznih: pomen za diagnostiko in zdravljenje