Pomegranate (Punica granatum) seed linolenic acid isomers: Concentration-dependent modulation of estrogen receptor activity

Hoang Ngoc Ai Tran, Soo Young Bae, Bang Ho Song, Bang Hyo Lee, Young Seok Bae, Young Ho Kim, Ephraim Philip Lansky, Robert A. Newman

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Abstract

Pomegranate (Punica granatum) seed linolenic acid isomers were evaluated as selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) in vitro. Punicic acid (PA) inhibited (IC50) estrogen receptor (ER) α at 7.2 μM, ERβ at 8.8 μM; α-eleostearic acid (AEA) inhibited ERαERβ at 6.57.8 μM. PA (not AEA) agonized ERαERβ (EC50) at 1.82 μM, antagonizing at 10180 μM. AEA antagonized ERαERβ at 150140 μM. PA and AEA induced ERα and ERβ mRNA expression in MCF-7, but not in MDA-MB-231. Overall, the results show PA and AEA are SERMs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-16
Number of pages16
JournalEndocrine Research
Volume35
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2010
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Grant of Agricultural R&D Promotion center (ARPC, 2002–2005), Republic of Korea. We thank Professor Gunter Daxenbichler, Univ-Klink fur Frauenheikunde, Innsbruck, Germany for the kind gift of breast cancer cell lines.

Keywords

  • Breast cancer
  • Conjugated linolenic acid
  • Phytoestrogen
  • Pomegranate (Punica granatum)
  • Proliferation
  • Punicic acid
  • Selective estrogen receptor modulator

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Endocrinology

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