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* Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center,
University of Washington, and
** Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA
3To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jlampe{at}fhcrc.org.
Insulin-like growth factors (IGF) are essential for normal growth and maintenance of lean muscle mass; however, high insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and low IGF binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) levels are also associated with several cancers. To test the hypothesis that long-term soy isoflavone supplementation decreases circulating IGF-I concentrations, we conducted a controlled, parallel-arm, double-blind intervention study with 150 participants (85% men), 5080 y old. Participants were randomly assigned to consume a soy beverage powder daily for 12 mo. The active treatment group (+ISO) received soy protein containing 83 mg isoflavones, whereas the comparison group (-ISO) received soy protein containing 3 mg isoflavones. Serum IGF-I and IGFBP-3 were measured by ELISA. Mean change in serum IGF-I concentrations was similar in the two groups (+1.4 nmol/L in +ISO, +1.2 nmol/L in -ISO; P = 0.74, 95% confidence interval -1.1, +1.5 nmol/L for the 0.21 nmol/L difference between groups), indicating no effect of the isoflavone intervention. Similarly, the changes in IGFBP-3 and the IGF-I/IGFBP-3 ratio were similar in both groups, again showing no effect of +ISO treatment. A 12 mo, 83 mg/d soy isoflavone intervention did not modulate serum IGF in an older, mostly male population.
KEY WORDS: isoflavones insulin-like growth factor (IGF) randomized controlled trial
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