H. Yoshida et al., Glycitein effect on suppressing the proliferation and stimulating the differentiation of osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells, BIOS BIOT B, 65(5), 2001, pp. 1211-1213
Glycitein, as one of the three major isoflavones in soybeans, directly but
significantly (about 5%) suppressed the proliferation of MC3T3-E1 and stimu
lated bone-related protein (alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and osteocalcin (OC)
) expression. These results indicate that glycitein suppresses the prolifer
ation of osteoblasts and promotes differentiation from its progenitor.