Journal of Food Processing & Technology

Food plants and plant molecules can affect ovarian functions

9^th Euro-Global Summit & Expo on Food & Beverages

July 11-13, 2016 Cologne, Germany

Alexander V Sirotkin

Research Institute of Animal Production, Slovakia
Constantine the Philosopher University, Slovakia

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Food Process Technol

Abstract:

The aim of our in vitro and in vivo studies was to examine the potential influence of some medical and food plants and their constituents on ovarian functions. For this purpose, we have studied the influence of green tea, rooibos, ginkgo, flaxseed, yucca extracts, as well as of plant molecules resveratrol, curcumin, quercetin, daidzein, diosgenin on proliferation, apoptosis, release of hormones and response to gonadotropins of porcine and rabbit ovarian cells as well as on rabbit fecundity. It was observed, that green tea, rooibos, ginkgo, flaxseed, extracts, as well as of resveratrol, curcumin, quercetin, daidzein, diosgeninare are able to suppress proliferation, promote apoptosis, to alter the release of steroid hormones and to inhibit the response of cultured ovarian cells to hormonal stimulators FSH and IGF-I. Yucca extract expressed an opposite effect. Furthermore, feeding of rabbits with yucca increased their fecundity. These observations suggest potential direct inhibitory influence of food and medical plants green tea, rooibos, ginkgo, flaxseed on ovarian functions. The similarity in plant and plant constituents effects suggest that the observed plant effects can be due to presence of curcumin, quercetin, daidzein and diosgenin. The potential anti-reproductive effect of these plants should be taken into account by their consummation. On the other hand, yucca can be used as a natural stimulator of reproduction and fecundity.

Biography :

Alexander V Sirotkin, PhD, DrSc is working as a Professor at the Constantine the Philosopher University, as a Research Scientist at Research Institute of Animal Production in Nitra and as a Visiting Professor at the King Saud University in Ryiadh. He has about 600 publications including 120 full papers in the international journals. He is the Editorial Board Member of 4 international journals and a recipient of more than 10 national and international awards.

Email: asirotkin@ukf.sk sirotkin@vuzv.sk