Posted by Chantel M. Contributed by US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health
In a study of "Effect of estrogen therapy, soy isoflavones, and the combination therapy on the submandibular gland of ovariectomized rats" by Carvalho VD, Silveira VÁ, do Prado RF, Carvalho YR., US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, researchers found that all treatments caused an increase in ducts and acini compared to the placebo group. It was concluded that the estrogen deficiency may be related to salivary gland function due to a reduction in the quantity of salivary acini and ducts secondary to ovariectomy. The estrogen therapy, soy isoflavone therapy, and the combination of both are effective in reducing the effects of ovariectomy on the salivary glands.
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