Anti-inflammatory effects of isoflavone powder produced from soybean cake

J Agric Food Chem. 2007 Dec 26;55(26):11068-79. doi: 10.1021/jf071851u. Epub 2007 Dec 5.

Abstract

Soybean cake, a byproduct obtained during the processing of soybean oil, has been shown to be a rich source of isoflavones. The objectives of this study were to use soybean cake as raw material for processing into powder and to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity. Eleven treatments, including powders of malonylglucoside, glucoside, acetylglucoside, aglycone, ISO-1, and ISO-2, as well as genistein standard, gamma-PGA, control, normal, and PDTC, were used for evaluation. A total of 77 mice were each provided daily with tube feeding for 4 weeks at a dose of 0.3 mL of aqueous solution from each treatment, and inflammation was induced with intraperitoneal injection of 1 mg/kg of body weight lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Results showed that all of the isoflavone powders and genistein standard were effective in inhibiting LPS-induced inflammation, lowering leukocyte number in mice blood and reducing production of IL-1beta, IL-6, NO, and PGE2 in both peritoneal exudate cell supernatant and peritoneal exudate fluid. All of the isoflavone treatments failed to retard T cell proliferation; however, both ISO-1 and ISO-2 could inhibit B cell proliferation. The difference in anti-inflammatory activity was minor between any of the isoflavone treatments.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Female
  • Glycine max / chemistry*
  • Hot Temperature
  • Inflammation / chemically induced
  • Inflammation / prevention & control
  • Injections, Intraperitoneal
  • Isoflavones / administration & dosage*
  • Leukocyte Count
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Powders
  • Solutions

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Isoflavones
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Powders
  • Solutions