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In either case, as you may be tired of hearing me say by now, please always consult with a doctor before adding anything new to your diet. We can react to absolutely anything, even antihistamines.
I tripled my dose of Neuroprotek to get through my cancer treatment and deal with my nerves. Yes, though I am a fighter and had an amazingly different chemotherapy experience thanks to a fasting mimicking diet , I struggled to keep anxiety at bay.
Because anxiety is linked to histamine and mast cells, sticking to my histamine balanced diet and taking a high dose of quercetin and luteolin managed to control it. And luteolin in particular has been shown to stop cancer from spreading beyond the initial tumour, and preventing cancer to begin with, which is the main reason I switched to a higher dose.
Worried about breast cancer? Consult an oncologist before taking this or any plant based supplement. If low estrogen is a concern, low-medium histamine foods high in phytoestrogens might be worth looking into.
Article References: Theoharides, Theoharis C. Yasmina was an award-winning broadcast journalist with a decade of experience covering war zones for CNN and the BBC. She devoted her journalism skills to researching and writing about histamine. A slight decrease was observed in a mean number of primordial and primary follicles of PCOS induced group as compared to the control group.
Photomicrographs of representative ovarian cross section from control, PCOS, Metformin and Quercetin treated rats after 21 days of experiment.
a Control with different stages of ovarian follicles including primary follicles PF , developing follicles DF , corpus luteum CL and atretic follicle. b PCOS rat ovary cross-section containing various cystic follicles CF and atretic follicles AF. c Metformin-treated rat ovary with primary follicles PF , developing follicles DF , atretic graffian follicle GF , corpus luteum CL and atretic follicle AF.
d Quercetin treated rat ovary containing primary follicles PF , developing follicle DF , a healthy graffian follicle GF , corpus luteum CL and atretic follicle AF. Quercetin and metformin treatment reversed these values near to baseline.
Treatment with metformin and quercetin lessened HDL-C and VLDL-C and HDL-C in comparison to the PCOS positive animals Table 3. The present study successfully exhibited the development of PCOS rat model by following the method of Kafali et al.
Adult rats treated with letrozole for 3 weeks developed features very much similar to women PCOS. Vaginal smear histology is a key indicator of ovarian physiology.
PCOS positive rats were almost acyclic, specifying the presence of cysts contrary to vehicle [ 39 ]. Moreover, this model also showed a remarkable increase in body weight [ 6 ].
Besides weight gain, excessive hair growth is also a clue for PCOS, attributed to glut androgens production [ 6 ]. On the basis of our observation, we could say that quercetin treatment was successful in subsiding hirsutism.
Quercetin is a plant-centered polyphenolic compound, most distinguished agent for treating metabolic comorbidities [ 41 ]. Insulin and inflammatory signaling pathway have close cross talks which turned out to insulin resistance in PCOS [ 42 ]. The ovaries from PCOS induced group looked larger in size, reddish in color with bulgy appearance unlike that of the control levels of pro-inflammatory markers i.
TNFα and IL-6 by inhibiting Toll-like receptor 4, indicated by Wang et al. Levels of glucose were very high in PCOS positive group that standardizes in treated groups, convincing the ability of Quercetin to maintain glucose homeostasis [ 44 ]. Rezvan et al. Further, it downregulates the key enzymes for gluconeogenesis and protects the β-cell function of islet [ 46 ].
Aside from inflammation and hyperglycemia, oxidative stress also contributes to PCOS [ 47 ]. Oxidative stress is defined as an imbalance in normal cell milieu due to overproduction of reactive oxygen species free radical and inadequate anti-oxidant defense. Excessive ROS is produced subsequent to oxygenase reactions, electron transport reaction in mitochondria and Super oxide SO anion reaction in cytochrome P [ 48 ].
Mitochondria is a fundamental organelle of the cell, any dysfunction can alter the generation of adenine triphosphate ATP , crucial for gametogenesis which otherwise causes cell cycle cessation and cellular injury i.
DNA damage and cell death [ 49 ]. Superoxide dismutase helps in detoxifying SO anion by converting it to H2O2. Catalase and glutathione peroxidase GPx further scavenges the resultant products to water H2O [ 50 ].
In PCOS positive group, disproportion in the amount of SOD, CAT,POD,GR and GSHPX was perceived, our findings also co-related with the previous research [ 51 ].
Quercetin administration has counterbalanced the ROS levels and improved the antioxidant activities by inhibition of NADPH oxidases. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances TBARS is the best common marker used to determine the index of lipid peroxidation [ 52 ].
Lipid peroxidation is described as an oxidative deprivation of lipids, initiating a free radical chain reaction of polyunsaturated fatty acids of the fatty acid membrane [ 53 ].
Diseased control showed dyslipidemia i. lessened HDL-C and more levels of plasma triglycerides, LDL-C, TBARS and total cholesterol [ 54 ]. Dyslipidemia is a root cause of coronary artery disease in PCOS patients [ 16 , 55 ].
Quercetin protects cellular injury directly by scavenging free radicals and prevents from atherosclerosis by inhibiting LDL from oxidation, our data has also verified it [ 27 ]. Moreover, it has decreased cholesterol and increased HDL-C levels and metformin has the parallel results [ 56 ].
The hormonal statistics of letrozole induced rats embodied a hyper-androgenized state responsible for abnormal ovarian physiology [ 18 ]. The disruption in usual hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, elevate both testosterone and LH and developed a disease state [ 57 , 58 ].
The PI3K pathway is a mediator of LH dependent Akt phosphorylation in follicles, uphill the expression of ovarian CYP17A1 gene which further increases the activity of a hydroxylase enzyme [ 60 , 61 ]. This 17α-hydroxylase is a core enzyme which catalyzes the steroidogenic transformation of progesterone to androgens, thus raising the level of androgens.
Present study and work of Shah et al. Conversely, metformin did not show remarkable downregulation of CYP17A1 gene, which means it might control ovarian steroidogenesis by regulating insulin levels [ 29 ].
Administration of Quercetin is beneficial in preserving levels of testosterone, estrogen and progesterone. Histology is a pre-eminent aspect to assess ovarian changes. The ovaries of PCOS induced rats exhibited numerous enlarged cysts, lacking an oocyte, granulosa and theca layer hyperplasia and increased follicular atresia, also well-matched with previous studies [ 51 , 39 ].
The bare existence of corpus luteum spectacled an anovulatory state that makes chances of conception minimal [ 62 ]. Corpus luteum is essential for the synthesis of progesterone hormone which controls the reproductive cycles and prepares the uterus for implantation if conception happened [ 63 ].
The decreased number of secondary and tertiary follicles evident the overproduction of androgens that impedes with normal follicular maturation process, in diseased group [ 51 ].
Contrarily, the metformin and quercetin-treated groups showed a marked recovery of ovarian tissue with the appearance of developing and antral follicles, prominent reduction in cysts and regular luteinization [ 51 ].
Also, their follicles showed prominent and clear antrum with no cellular debris. The ovarian cortex of both treated groups displayed the proliferation of numerous healthy follicles along with improved vascularization of the thecal layer.
Presence of more corpora lutea in the cured groups indicated renovation of estrous cycle to normal functioning [ 51 ]. Further investigations are required to assess the concentration of quercetin in blood and its bioavailability.
This study is limited to a single dose of quercetin; however, a dose-dependent study should be conducted in order to observe the effects of different dosages in the treatment of PCOS. Our findings showed that quercetin is a powerful flavonoid with the ability to combat metabolic and endocrine comorbidities in PCOS.
Quercetin presented beneficial effects on lipid profile, hormonal indices, and glucose uptake. Also, it exerted strong anti-oxidant potentials and recovered ovarian cysts, healthy follicles and regained the pleura of follicles.
The restoration of ovarian function and anti-androgenic potentials of quercetin may offer an advantageous remedy for PCOS.
Furthermore, direct studies on humans are desired to investigate the therapeutic potentials, so that quercetin can be used as an adjunct therapy or alone as a curative of PCOS.
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Kleemann R, Verschuren L, Morrison M, Zadelaar S, van Erk MJ, Wielinga PY, Kooistra T. Notably, these functional levels of luteolin in the low micromolar range are below that needed for many of its reported effects in vitro.
Most of these reported activities, which are used to justify usage as supplements, are significant only at levels of 10 μM or higher. Levels in the range of several micromolar are achievable by dietary supplementation [ 20 — 22 ] but effects imposed only at 10 μM or above may not be physiologically meaningful in vivo.
Together these data suggest a potential role for luteolin to suppress progestin-mediated induction of tumor cells with enhanced progenitor properties; however, this beneficial activity is countered by the fact that luteolin also acts as an estrogen agonist in a similar dose range Fig.
Thus, luteolin acts as a multi-functional endocrine disruptor, imposing estrogenic activity while concurrently antagonizing progesterone and glucocorticoid signaling. Estrogen agonist activity of luteolin and quercetin. T47D KBluc cells were treated with luteolin circles , quercetin squares , or vehicle for 20 h.
Estrogens promote growth in both the uterine and breast epithelium. Unlike breast, where progestins may promote cancer, progesterone provides a critical brake on endometrial growth driven by estrogens [ 23 — 25 ]. In normal tissue, progestins inhibit estrogen-driven growth of the uterine epithelium through an interplay with stromal components [ 26 ].
However, in Ishikawa cells, progestins can inhibit estrogen-stimulated growth directly. When 17β-estradiol, R, and luteolin are added concurrently, the growth inhibitory effect of R is abrogated by the progestin-antagonist activity of luteolin.
In Ishikawa cells, as in the breast model, luteolin alone has estrogen agonist activity. R is again unable to inhibit this increase due to the coincident progestin—antagonist activity of luteolin.
Thus, luteolin has two deleterious activities in this endometrial cancer model. It stimulates growth via estrogen agonist activity and abrogates the protective effect of progestins via progestin antagonist activity.
This dual activity suggests supplementation with luteolin be contraindicated for women at risk for endometrial cancer. Luteolin abolishes the progestin-mediated block of estrogen-stimulated cell growth in Ishikawa endometrial cancer cells. Cells were treated for 24 h with the indicated combinations of 1 nM 17β estradiol E ; 1 nM R, R ; 8 μM luteolin L ; or vehicle.
A potential mechanism by which luteolin may antagonize progesterone receptor signaling is simply to reduce progesterone receptor expression. At high levels 10— μM , the flavonoid quercetin has been reported to reduce expression of the androgen receptor in LNCaP prostate cancer cells [ 27 ].
In contrast, we found that 8 μM luteolin, a dose that almost completely abrogates the activity of 1 nM R, has no effect on levels of progesterone receptor in the absence of R and inhibits the modest agonist-mediated downregulation observed Fig. The antagonism of hormone-dependent gene induction by luteolin is diminished by increasing doses of agonists, R or progesterone, consistent with luteolin acting via a competitive binding mechanism.
For this reason and because plant-derived isoflavones like genistein are known to bind to estrogen receptors, we have performed molecular modeling of luteolin interaction with the ligand binding domain of the progesterone receptor.
Luteolin does not inhibit progesterone receptor expression itself and blocks agonist-mediated downregulation.
PR , progesterone receptor; R , 1 nM R, L ; 8 μM luteolin. Modeling luteolin binding using the crystal structure of an antagonist-progesterone receptor complex [ 14 ] yields a series of high affinity poses, the most avid of which has a predicted K D of 80—90 nM in multiple calculations.
Luteolin binding to the antagonist conformation of the receptor is stabilized by an interaction with Glu Fig. This interaction is unavailable in the agonist-bound conformation of receptor because Glu is positioned to stabilize helix 12 by capping the helix dipole [ 28 ].
The agonist conformation of helix 12 is further disfavored in this predicted conformation of luteolin due to steric interference with methionine of helix 12 Fig. Thus, the modeling predicts that luteolin precludes helix 12 from assuming a position that permits coactivator binding much like steroidal antagonists with bulky substitutions at the 11 position of the C ring [ 14 , 29 ].
Predicted binding mode of luteolin to progesterone receptor. In panel a , the predicted lowest energy binding mode of luteolin yellow is shown in comparison to the crystal structure of asoprisnil blue [ 14 ]. Residues in cyan were allowed to adapt their conformation during docking.
Potential hydrogen bond interactions with Glu that caps helix12 in the activated state and with Asn are shown as dashed red lines. Panel b illustrates the clash between luteolin yellow and methionine when helix 12 is in an agonist conformation.
Asoprisnil blue is shown for comparison. Isoflavones, most notably genistein, present in certain forage crops have long been recognized to interfere with the reproductive capacity of livestock [ 30 , 31 ] and to display estrogenic activity [ 32 — 35 ].
This has led to many studies assessing the estrogenicity of plant-derived polyphenolic compounds, luteolin and quercetin among them [ 36 — 40 ]. Screening for other hormonal activities has received less attention.
Luteolin exhibits weak androgen antagonist activity [ 41 ] as does apigenin, a flavone closely related to luteolin [ 41 , 42 ]. Apigenin binds to progesterone receptors though, curiously, binding by luteolin was not detected [ 43 ].
Apigenin has been reported to possess progestational activity [ 44 , 45 ] or both progestin agonist and antagonist activity [ 42 ]. Apigenin inhibits the growth of progestin-dependent tumor models in vivo consistent with progesterone antagonist activity [ 46 , 47 ].
These tumor studies attest to the biological activity of orally administered flavones in vivo. The present studies highlight the potential of flavonoids, especially luteolin, to act as multi-functional endocrine disruptors. Luteolin displays potent progesterone antagonist and estrogen agonist activities and weaker glucocorticoid antagonist activity.
Quercetin exhibited weaker estrogen agonist activity and progestin antagonist activity than luteolin but little anti-glucocorticoid activity. Notably, these activities of quercetin and particularly luteolin are significant at low micromolar levels, levels achievable by supplementation in vivo [ 20 — 22 ].
Many of the myriad activities attributed to flavones that are significant at levels of 10 μM and above may have little physiologic relevance in vivo. These results underscore the need for further studies in vivo to assess the complexities of flavonoid pharmacokinetics and the potential of flavonoids and their metabolites to impose or disrupt hormonal activities.
Nutraceuticals are the basis of a multi-billion dollar business but, as natural compounds universally present in plant matter and consumed in food, they are subject to limited oversight.
Despite a wealth of data supporting the benefits of a plant-rich diet and many studies showing beneficial effects in pre-clinical systems, evidence supporting the value of supplementation with purified flavonoids is lacking. Here our studies reveal that luteolin, a flavone marketed for a variety of therapeutic applications, including pediatric applications, has potent multi-functional endocrine-disrupting activity.
Luteolin displays estrogen agonist activity that can drive cell growth in estrogen-dependent tissues. Additionally, luteolin can simultaneously act as a progesterone antagonist at physiologically attainable levels. This progestin antagonist activity is beneficial in a breast cancer model, inhibiting the progestin-stimulated increase in a population of cells with stem-like or tumor-initiating properties, but deleterious in an endometrial cancer model, blocking the progestin-mediated brake on estrogen-driven growth.
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QUR [2- 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl -3,5,7-trihydroxyHchromenone] is one of Quercetib most abundant dietary flavonoids found in fruits and green leafy vegetables, as well as many seeds, buckwheat, nuts, flowers, barks, broccoli, olive oil, apples, onions, green tea, red grapes, red wine, dark cherries, and berries such as blueberries and cranberries.
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Based on the existing studies on the pathogenesis of PCOS and the biomedical effects of QUR, its potential mechanism on PCOS was discussed, which is of important practical significance to clarify the occurrence and development process of PCOS and broaden the application scope of QUR and plant extracts containing QUR.
This review searched studies published in the PubMed, Web of Science and Medline databases on the treatment of QUR in PCOS from establishment to November Finally, in vitro studies on the effect of QUR on ovarian cells have been included, as shown in Figure 1A.
In addition, references and related records were reviewed. Clinical trials and animal experiments on the treatment of PCOS by QUR have been included.
The flow diagram is shown in Figure 1B. FIGURE 1. Flow diagram of the literature search and study selection process. Flow diagram of in vitro studies. Flow diagram of clinical trials and animal experiments. The molecular formula for QUR is C 15 H 10 O 7and its molecular weight is QUR consists of a heterocyclic pyrone ring connecting two benzene rings to form a central nucleus, whose form is a hydrophilic glycoside sugar conjugate in herbal medicine.
It is a yellow needle or yellow powder at room temperature and melts at QUR is not soluble in water but soluble in organic solvents such as alcohols. When dissolved in alcohol, QUR tastes very bitter and releases pungent delays when heated to break down.
Although QUR is a foodborne nutrient compound, it is not easily absorbed directly by intestinal cells Russo et al. In intestinal cells, QUR xnd various enzymatic reactions by specific transferases, including hodmonal, hydrolysis, sulfonylation, and glucuronidation Brito et al.
These reactions are thought likely to take place under the influence of various intestinal flora, mainly Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes Xiao and Lee, QUR is absorbed into the blood from the intestinal lumen, and then transported to liver to be metabolized as QUR-derived circulating compounds QURglucuronide and QUR-3ʹ-sulfate Mirazimi et al.
QUR is available in two forms: conjugated and unconjugated 3. The conjugated form is more easily absorbed by intestinal cells, and its glycoside metabolites exert important biological activities Mirazimi et al. The absolute bioavailability of QUR in humans was estimated to be The half-lives of QUR atoms balsnce their metabolites are bapance the range of 11—28 h, suggesting that continuous supplementation may lead to significant increases in plasma concentrations Boots et al.
The structures and transformation process of QUR and its important glycoside metabolites are shown in Figure 2where the glycosylation of QUR is an important process to improve its bioavailability. After the formation of isoquercetin IQit continues to combine with glycosides to form rutin, which has been proven to have various biological effects, including anti-tumor, anti-oxidation, and anti-aging Alizadeh and Ebrahimzadeh, Continued binding of rutin to glycosides generates enzymatically modified IQ EMIQwhich persists in the blood circulation or tissue for a long time.
The anti-obesity effects of QUR and QUR 3-glycoside have been continuously concerned, and it was found that the latter showed more effectivity than the former Lee et al.
The bioavailability of QUR 3- O glycoside is 2. Therefore, the biological effect of QUR after oral administration by humans is the combined action of QUR and its metabolites. FIGURE 2. The structures and transformation process of QUR and its important glycoside metabolites.
After ingesting QUR from plants, mammals absorb it under the action of microorganisms in the gut. QUR undergoes a glycosylation process to form QUR 3- O glycosides, the most important of which is IQ. IQ can continue hrmonal combine with glycosides to form the diglycoside QUR, also known as rutin.
Rutin can also form IQ by deglycosidation. If rutin is further bound to several glycosides, EMIQ will be formed. IQ, isoquercetin; EMIQ, enzymatically modified isoquercetin. The cell origin, in vitro model, QUR dosage and biological response have been reviewed.
The collection of primary human ovarian granulosa cells was only described in one study Rashidi et al. Hydrogen peroxide induced oxidative stress in granulosa cells, and then 20 μM QUR intervention showed that reactive oxygen species ROS decreased, NF-E2-related factor 2 Nrf2 and thioredoxin Trx increased, thereby cell damage was repaired.
Similar results were seen in granulosa cells of goats and bovines Khadrawy et al. In Cadmium-induced chicken granulosa cells, QUR increased X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein XIAP and decrease caspase-3 and ROS Jia et al. QUR not only relieves cell damage by reducing oxidative stress, but also repairs cells by inhibiting apoptosis.
QUR has been found to increase B-cell lymphoma-2 Bcl-2 and decrease Blc-2 associated X protein Bax in ovary cells of cattle, gilts, buffalo, goat, chicken and bovine Jia et al. However, it is difficult to prove that the same effect applies to humans because there is rare research on primary granulosa cells from humans.
In addition, there ad no PCOS model for ovarian cells, which could only be simulated by oxidative stress damage model. Oxidative stress injury is only a small part of the manifestations of PCOS and does not fully reflect the effect of quercetin on ovarian cells.
Therefore, further exploration of PCOS model in vitro experiment is needed. The PCOS-related animal studies involved in this review Quwrcetin the changes in the related indicators after QUR treatment were basically from the data letrozole induced or the dehydroepiandrosterone DHEA induced PCOS model.
This section reviews the changes of body weight, ovarian pathology, blood biochemical parameters, related gene expression and associated protein expression in PCOS models after QUR treatment.
It is well known that weight gain is considered one of the most important clinical features of PCOS Kauffman et al. Another study on letrozole-induced PCOS rats also showed that at the end time, the body weight of the PCOS group was higher than that of the control group or the PCOS-QUR group Mihanfar et al.
Body weight gain was also found in DHEA-induced PCOS rats compared to the control group, while weight loss was shown after QUR treatment Neisy et al. It is suggested that weight gain in PCOS animals is not only caused by obesity, but may also be related to the changes of ovarian or uterine weight Jahan et wnd.
The ovarian index of the DHEA-induced PCOS model group significantly increased in contrast to the control group Jahan et al. The diameter and weight of the ovary were
: Quercetin and hormonal balance| What is Quercetin? | Theoharides for a response. Theoharides, who is in the top five percent of most cited study authors in medical studies, who has spent decades studying mast cells and hormones, points out that the study authors used cells in their research that do not adequately represent those typically used for this kind of research, and that studies other than this one, using the standard materials, say the opposite. According to Dr. So these supplement amounts would be 10 to times smaller than what was used in the aforementioned study. In either case, as you may be tired of hearing me say by now, please always consult with a doctor before adding anything new to your diet. We can react to absolutely anything, even antihistamines. I tripled my dose of Neuroprotek to get through my cancer treatment and deal with my nerves. Yes, though I am a fighter and had an amazingly different chemotherapy experience thanks to a fasting mimicking diet , I struggled to keep anxiety at bay. Because anxiety is linked to histamine and mast cells, sticking to my histamine balanced diet and taking a high dose of quercetin and luteolin managed to control it. And luteolin in particular has been shown to stop cancer from spreading beyond the initial tumour, and preventing cancer to begin with, which is the main reason I switched to a higher dose. Worried about breast cancer? Consult an oncologist before taking this or any plant based supplement. If low estrogen is a concern, low-medium histamine foods high in phytoestrogens might be worth looking into. Article References: Theoharides, Theoharis C. Yasmina was an award-winning broadcast journalist with a decade of experience covering war zones for CNN and the BBC. She devoted her journalism skills to researching and writing about histamine. Click here to learn about her. Each post is carefully and fully referenced with the latest scientific research. They also measured resistin levels—an important hormone made by the immune cells that surround fat cells adipocytes. As we know, PCOS is associated with fat cell dysfunction. Immune cells have to clean up a lot of the damage in these tissues, and when they do, they secrete resistin. As such, resistin is a marker of this type of fat cell dysfunction, which is found so often in PCOS. The study found that the women taking quercetin had lower levels of LH and testosterone, as well as significant resistin reductions. Related post: Excess Carbohydrates in PCOS, and Their Link with Inflammation. Other studies done in the past have found similar benefits to quercetin. Diabetic rats that were given quercetin showed a marked reduction in a number of different diabetes-related markers. Rats with PCOS that had quercetin administered to them also showedsignificantly reduced insulin, androgens, and lipid profile levels. The week study was conducted to investigate whether quercetin supplementation in overweight or obese women with PCOS would have similar beneficial effects. The benefits on theplasma concentration and gene expression of resistin were marked. This indicates that this supplement likely provides excellent metabolic and anti-inflammatory benefits in PCOS. |
| Research Suggests Quercetin Supplementation for PCOS | The patients who took quercetin showed increased activity of hormones that help burn fat. A newsiest clinical study Vaez et al. University of Colorado Cancer Center Flow Cytometry and Cell Culture Shared Resources were supported by Cancer Center Support Grant P30CA from three independent experiments were determined. Regular healthy eating and physical activity habits benefit women with PCOS overall health and optimize their hormonal balance Moran et al. Deswal, R. Flavonoids are major components of plant-rich diets and active ingredients of Chinese herbal medicines. |
| Antihistamine Quercetin & Luteolin do not raise estrogen | One more thing Quercetin is suitable for is treating hyperuricemia. Hyperuricemia is when your uric acid levels are too high, leading to gout and kidney stones. The leading cause of hyperuricemia is high purine content, a chemical found in certain foods. This is referred to as asymptomatic hyperuricemia and requires no medication. A study found that women with PCOS are more likely to have high uric acid levels. The study observed over 11, women and found that in women with PCOS, Experts also noted a high prevalence of hyperuricemia in PCOS women who were obese They also noted how androgen excess might contribute to high serum uric acid. Androgens can increase uric acid levels by promoting purine metabolism, enhancing purine turnover in the kidney, and leading to high uric acid content. Free testosterone was also positively correlated with serum uric acid levels regardless of age or BMI. In his blog, Dr. Perlmutter discusses the uric acid-lowering effects of Quercetin and how it synergizes with vitamin C, luteolin, and tart cherry when managing hyperuricemia. A study found that Quercetin inhibits xanthine oxidoreductase, the final step in uric acid production. The study was conducted on males diagnosed with pre-hyperuricemia who were asked to take mg of quercetin for four weeks. Once the experiment was over, researchers found that 4 weeks of oral quercetin supplementation significantly reduced uric acid levels up to Therefore, a In order to increase your dietary quercetin dose, consider adding foods known to have high amounts of quercetin. You may also choose to supplement with quercetin. When choosing a supplement, be certain that it is third-party certified, so you know that you are truly getting the nutrients indicated on the label. PCOS Diva Defense , for example, contains mg of quercetin and is GMP certified quality. Resveratrol Plus also contains mg Quercetin. Amy Medling, best-selling author of Healing PCOS and certified health coach, specializes in working with women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome PCOS , who are frustrated and have lost all hope when the only solution their doctors offer is to lose weight, take a pill, and live with their symptoms. In response, Amy founded PCOS Diva and developed a proven protocol of supplements, diet, and lifestyle programs that offer women tools to help gain control of their PCOS and regain their fertility, femininity, health, and happiness. Search for:. Home Shop Healing PCOS Book About Praise Private Coaching Online Programs Free Mini-Courses Discover Live Thrive Supplements Meal Plans Podcast PCOS Blog My Account. USE CODE: DEFENSE What is Quercetin? What quercetin can do for PCOS symptoms Two of the main drivers of PCOS symptoms are insulin resistance and chronic inflammation. Here are what studies have to say about them: What science says about taking quercetin for PCOS On chronic inflammation As mentioned earlier, chronic inflammation is what many researchers consider the common denominator for almost every disease known to humans. Here are some of them: Test-tube studies show quercetin can markedly reduce inflammation in human cells. In actual human subjects, quercetin has been shown to inhibit biomarkers of inflammation. Women with rheumatoid arthritis took mg of quercetin for 8 weeks. The participants noted reduced early morning stiffness as well as a reduction in the general perception of pain. Researchers reviewed the therapeutic and anti-inflammatory properties of quercetin on obesity and type 2 diabetes. On obesity, researchers noted that quercetin reduced fat formation by reducing fat-forming enzyme activity. On diabetes, quercetin was shown to stimulate the glucose-scavenging property of insulin. Testosterone balance Women with PCOS have too much-circulating testosterone which causes ovulation and menstruation irregularities. Insulin resistance and obesity One of the most common symptoms of PCOS is insulin resistance which puts women at risk for obesity, high blood sugar levels, Type 2 Diabetes, and heart disease. The research: Quercetin has been observed to exhibit anti-diabetic properties in various experiments. Researchers suggest that polyphenol works by inhibiting intestinal glucose uptake as well as alpha-glucosidase activity. In a trial involving 84 PCOS patients, the experiment group was asked to take 1, mg quercetin daily for 12 weeks while the other group received a placebo. The patients who took quercetin showed increased activity of hormones that help burn fat. High Uric Acid One more thing Quercetin is suitable for is treating hyperuricemia. What is Hyperuricemia? Hyperuricemia and PCOS A study found that women with PCOS are more likely to have high uric acid levels. Excess androgen is a common characteristic of PCOS. Quercetin and Hyperuricemia In his blog, Dr. Peppers, both yellow and green Red and white onions Shallots Cooked asparagus Cherries Capers Kale Red leaf lettuce All types of berries Green and black tea Supplementing with quercetin You may also choose to supplement with quercetin. References: Askari G, Ghiasvand R, Feizi A, Ghanadian SM, Karimian J. The effect of quercetin supplementation on selected markers of inflammation and oxidative stress. J Res Med Sci. Javadi F, Ahmadzadeh A, Eghtesadi S, et al. As such, resistin is a marker of this type of fat cell dysfunction, which is found so often in PCOS. The study found that the women taking quercetin had lower levels of LH and testosterone, as well as significant resistin reductions. Related post: Excess Carbohydrates in PCOS, and Their Link with Inflammation. Other studies done in the past have found similar benefits to quercetin. Diabetic rats that were given quercetin showed a marked reduction in a number of different diabetes-related markers. Rats with PCOS that had quercetin administered to them also showedsignificantly reduced insulin, androgens, and lipid profile levels. The week study was conducted to investigate whether quercetin supplementation in overweight or obese women with PCOS would have similar beneficial effects. The benefits on theplasma concentration and gene expression of resistin were marked. This indicates that this supplement likely provides excellent metabolic and anti-inflammatory benefits in PCOS. A quality quercetin supplement can be found here , and the chart above shows several common, easily found foods that are rich in quercetin as well. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. |
| Antihistamine Quercetin & Luteolin do not raise estrogen | Healing Histamine | RNA samples were incubated with RQ1 DNase at 37 °C for 30 min and then inactivated at 65 °C for 10 min. First strand cDNA was generated using 5 μg DNase-treated RNAs and M-MLV reverse transcriptase at 42 °C for 1 h. The first strand cDNA was used for real-time PCR amplification reactions that were carried out using the MyIQ system Bio-Rad. Reactions were initiated with hot start at 94 °C for 5 min, followed by 48 cycles at 94 °C for 30 s, 60 °C for 30 s, and 72 °C for 1 min with an extension of 5 min. Reactions were performed in triplicate, and the average threshold cycle C T was used in subsequent calculations to determine the StAR mRNA levels using the ΔΔ C T method of MyIQ system Bio-Rad. The mean relative values ± s. from three independent experiments were determined. The results were expressed as the mean ± s. In the present study, progesterone secretion of MA cells in response to cAMP stimulation was decreased by genistein or resveratrol at concentrations higher than 25 μM Fig. On the other hand, quercetin increased progesterone synthesis Fig. These results suggested that there are differential effects of phytoestrogens on MA cell steroidogenesis. We next evaluated the effects of genistein, resveratrol, and quercetin on StAR promoter activities in transiently transfected MA cells. StAR promoter activity was inhibited by treatment with either genistein or resveratrol at concentrations higher than 10 or 25 μM respectively Fig. On the other hand, StAR promoter activity was enhanced by quercetin Fig. Cyclic AMP-stimulated StAR mRNA levels in MA cells were decreased by treatment with 50 μM genistein or resveratrol, but were increased by quercetin Fig. These results indicated that genistein and resveratrol have inhibitory effects, while quercetin has a stimulatory effect on MA cell steroidogenesis. It has not been reported whether genistein, resveratrol, or quercetin affects MA cell proliferation. In the present study, genistein inhibited MA cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner Fig. The proliferation rate between days 1 and 5 in cells treated with genistein exhibited a gradual decline when compared with those treated with 0. However, this phenomenon was not observed following treatment with either resveratrol or quercetin Fig. During the first 48 h, incubation with 50 μM genistein did not show any obvious inhibition on MA cell growth and its cytotoxicity became discernable after 72 h in the cultures. To investigate the role of ER in quercetin-stimulated steroid hormone synthesis, ICI ,, a potent ER antagonist Wakeling et al. The effect of ICI , on quercetin-stimulated StAR reporter activity was next investigated. ICI , did not alter StAR promoter activity when cells were treated with cAMP alone or with cAMP plus quercetin Fig. If activated ER has an inhibitory effect on MA cell steroidogenesis, ER antagonists should increase MA cell steroidogenesis. This result in the present study indicated that the effects of quercetin are not mediated by ER and are at a step beyond StAR. EGTA also reduced cAMP- and cAMP- plus quercetin-stimulated StAR promoter activities Fig. Treatment of MA cells with 10 μM of either mibefradil or verapamil had no effect on cAMP-stimulated progesterone synthesis, but significantly reduced quercetin-plus cAMP-stimulated progesterone secretion Fig. However, neither mibefradil nor verapamil had an inhibitory effect on quercetin-plus cAMP-stimulated StAR promoter activity Fig. We investigated the effect of sodium orthovanadate on MA cell steroidogenesis. In the parallel experiments, vanadate had no effect on cAMP-stimulated StAR promoter, but significantly inhibited quercetin-plus cAMP-stimulated StAR promoter Fig. We next examined the effect of ICI ,, EGTA, or vanadate on quercetin-induced StAR mRNA expression in the MA cells. We observed that vanadate alone significantly reduced cAMP-stimulated StAR mRNA expression, while EGTA or ICI , had no effect. In the present study, we found that the phytoestrogens, quercetin, resveratrol, and genistein have differential effects on steroid hormone synthesis in MA cells. Resveratrol and genistein inhibited progesterone secretion through down-regulation of StAR gene expression at the transcriptional and mRNA levels. MA cell proliferation was decreased by treatment with genistein, but was unaffected by resveratrol or quercetin. On the contrary, quercetin stimulated steroid hormone synthesis by up-regulation of StAR promoter activity and mRNA expression. ICI , decreased quercetin-stimulated progesterone secretion, but had no effect on quercetin-induced StAR promoter activity and StAR mRNA expression in MA cells, suggesting that its effect is at a step beyond StAR. Quercetin-plus cAMP increased StAR promoter activity and StAR mRNA expression were reduced by EGTA, while mibefradil or verapamil had no effect. These findings suggest that phytoestrogens have differential effects on steroid hormone synthesis in MA cells. Feeding rats with a phytoestrogen- or genistein-rich diet resulted in lower serum testosterone levels, but had no obvious effect on testicular StAR protein levels when compared with those fed with a regular diet Weber et al. Serum genistein levels were approximately 1. However, it was not clear whether such concentrations of genistein are sufficient to suppress StAR gene expression. In the present study, we treated MA cells with 0. We found that genistein and resveratrol in concentrations higher than 25 μM decreased cAMP-stimulated progesterone secretion through down-regulation of StAR expression, while quercetin had an opposite effect. Our results are comparable with the previous report that genistein had an inhibitory effect on steroid hormone synthesis in adrenal glomerulosa Bodart et al. Moreover, genistein, resveratrol, and quercetin have been shown to suppress the proliferation of several tumor cells Miodini et al. Since our assays were performed by the incubation with genistein for less than 30 h and 50 μM genistein had no obvious inhibitory effect on MA cell proliferation during the first 48 h in the cultures Fig. On the other hand, we cannot rule out the possibility that genistein-mediated cytotoxicity has an impact on steroidogenesis in the animals receiving a long-term exposure to the higher doses of genistein. Feeding rats with resveratrol has been shown to decrease serum corticosterone levels Supornsilchai et al. Resveratrol-mediated decrease in StAR gene expression is probably due to its estrogenic effect rather than its inhibitory effect on COX activities Murias et al. Together, we conclude that genistein and resveratrol play a negative role in steroidogenesis. In contrast, we report for the first time that quercetin has a stimulatory effect on steroid production in MA cells through up-regulation of StAR expression. In fact, quercetin alone was sufficient to induce a 2. Previously, quercetin was reported to have no suppressive effect on dibutyryl cAMP-stimulated cortisol secretion in HR cells Ohno et al. Genistein, resveratrol, and quercetin are classified as phytoestrogens because of their capability to bind to both ERα and ERβ and to activate the transcription of several estrogen-responsive genes in vitro Kuiper et al. The differences in the binding affinity for ERα and ERβ among these three phytoestrogens are unlikely to explain the discrepancy in quercetin-induced progesterone production in MA cells. In the present study, ICI , did not affect cAMP-induced progesterone production but inhibited cAMP-plus quercetin-induced progesterone production. Our result is in agreement with the previous report that ICI , did not increase LH-stimulated testosterone production in isolated primary rat Leydig cells Akingbemi et al. ICI , suppressed cAMP- plus quercetin-increased progesterone production without affecting StAR promoter activity and StAR mRNA expression, suggesting that the effect of ICI , is at a step beyond StAR. In the presence of quercetin plus cAMP stimulation, verapamil as well as mibefradil significantly reduced progesterone secretion, but fail to decrease StAR promoter activity and StAR mRNA expression in MA cells. In the present report, vanadate suppressed cAMP- and cAMP-plus quercetin-stimulated progesterone secretion in MA cells, implicating that cellular signals associated with vanadate may play a role in regulating quercetin-stimulated steroidogenesis. Vanadate did not alter StAR promoter activity, but reduced StAR mRNA expression when MA cells were treated with cAMP, suggesting that there is a post-transcriptional regulation on StAR gene expression by vanadate. On the other hand, vanadate inhibited StAR promoter activity and StAR mRNA expression when the cells were treated with cAMP plus quercetin, suggesting that vanadate-sensitive cellular factors are responsible for quercetin effects on steroidogenesis. Vanadate is a well-known inhibitor for phosphoprotein phosphatase PP and alkaline phosphatase ALP Gordon and is able to enhance the sensitivity of mouse Leydig cell proliferation in response to 17β-estradiol stimulation Sato et al. Recently, PP was reported to play a role in regulating cAMP-mediated increase in StAR protein expression and steroidogenesis in mouse Y1 adrenocortical cells Jones et al. In conclusion, phytoestrogens have differential effects on MA cell steroidogenesis. Genistein and resveratrol have a negative role, while quercetin has a stimulatory effect on steroidogenesis. Effects of phytoestrogens on progesterone synthesis. MA cells were incubated with indicated amounts of genistein G , resveratrol R , or quercetin Q for 24 h. The cells were then replaced with assay medium containing 0. After 4 h, the medium was collected and subjected to the extraction with diethyl ether, and the cell lysate was prepared by adding RIPA solution to the monolayer in each well. The progesterone concentration in each well was normalized to the amount of total cellular protein. Each group contained triplicate samples. This experiment was repeated at least thrice. Citation: Journal of Endocrinology , 3; Effects of phytoestrogens on StAR transcription. MA cells were transiently transfected with a StAR P luciferase reporter construct and pRL- Renilla luciferase plasmid. After 16 h, the transfected cells were incubated with indicated amounts of genistein G , resveratrol R , and quercetin Q for another 24 h. The cells were then treated with 0. The activity of StAR P luciferase was normalized to that of Renilla luciferase. For each experiment, the data were expressed as the -fold increase or decrease in treated cells relative to untreated cells that was set to a value of 1. The graph displays the mean values ± s. Each treatment contained triplicate samples. Effects of phytoestrogens on StAR mRNA expression. MA cells were treated with 0. After 24 h, cell monolayer was used for the preparation of total cellular RNA. The first strand of cDNAwas synthesized from DNase-treated RNA samples by M-MLV reverse transcriptase. S14 rRNA was used as an internal standard to normalize StAR mRNA expression. The mRNA levels were expressed relative to control using ΔΔ C T method and represented as means ± S. This experiment was repeated thrice using three independent sets of RNA samples. Effects of phytoestrogens on MA cell proliferation. Data show the mean ± s. of the values combined from three independent experiments. Four samples were used for each group. B The cells were incubated with 0. Cell growth was measured from days 0 to 5. Data show the mean values ± s. combined from three independent experiments. Effects of ICI , on quercetin-stimulated steroidogenesis and StAR transcription. After 24 h, cells were replaced with an assay medium containing 1 μM ICI , and 0. The medium in each well was collected and progesterone level was measured as described in Fig. A ICI , decreased cAMP-and quercetin-stimulated progesterone secretion. B MA cells were subjected to transient transfection as mentioned in Fig. The relative luciferase activities were measured. combined from three independent sets of RNA samples. Each treatment contained four replicates. Effects of deprivation of extracellular calcium by EGTA on quercetin-stimulated progesterone secretion and StAR transcription. The cells were replaced with an assay medium containing 4 mM EGTA and 0. The medium in each well was collected and progesterone levels were measured as described in Fig. A EGTA reduced cAMP- and quercetin-stimulated progesterone secretion. The relative luciferase activities were measured as described in Fig. MA cells were treated with either 0. Cells were incubated with an assay medium containing 10 μM mibefradil or verapamil and 0. A Mibefradil or verapamil reduced cAMP-and quercetin-stimulated progesterone synthesis. Four samples were used for each treatment. Effects of vanadate on quercetin-stimulated progesterone synthesis and StAR promoter activities in MA cells. Cells were incubated with an assay medium containing 10 μM sodium orthovanadate Na 3 VO 4 and 0. A Vanadate reduced cAMP- and quercetin-stimulated progesterone synthesis. 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Quercetin, Nettle Extract Urtica dioica leaf Other Ingredients: Microcrystalline cellulose, cellulose capsule , silicon dioxide, vegetable stearate. Quality Check A quality supplement should:. be 3rd party tested for purity be made in a GMP facility be free of gluten, dairy, soy, and colorants. Frequently Asked Questions What are the benefits of Quercetin Plus Nettles? What is the recommended dose? The recommended dose is mg of quercetin and mg of nettles, which is 3 capsules per day, or as directed by your health practitioner. How and when should I take Quercetin Plus Nettles? Take 3 capsules per day with a meal. It is best to take all 3 capsules together at the same time. Can I take Quercetin Plus Nettles for my allergies? Quercetin Plus Nettles is formulated from two plant extracts that support the immune system and the body's natural inflammatory and histamine response when exposed to environmental allergens. 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