Matthew Dean

ORCID: 0000-0001-5014-9311 · 3 papers in corpus
review 2025
Acta biomaterialia ·doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2025.11.026

Unexplained infertility affects approximately 20 % of couples seeking reproductive assistance, often leading to the use of treatments such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) despite their limited efficacy in these cases. Emerging evidence impl…

lab-animal 2018
Journal of natural products ·doi:10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00131

The use of botanical dietary supplements is becoming increasingly popular for the alleviation of hormonal-based conditions such as hot flashes, premenstrual syndrome, and fertility. Estrogen and progesterone receptors (ER and PR) play an es…

review 2017
Molecular and cellular endocrinology ·doi:10.1016/j.mce.2016.12.013

Foods and botanical supplements can interfere with the endocrine system through the presence of phytosteroids - chemicals that interact with steroids receptors. Phytoestrogens are well studied, but compounds such as kaempferol, apigenin, ge…