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Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that dietary phytoestrogens ameliorate the severity of experimentally induced pulmonary fibrosis. Male mice placed on either regular soybean diet or phytoestrogen-free diet were instilled with 0.1 N HCl to provoke pulmonary fibrosis. Thirty days later, lung mechanics were measured as indices of lung function and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and lung tissue were analyzed for biomarkers of fibrosis. Mice on phytoestrogen-free diet demonstrated increased mortality and stronger signs of chronic lung injury and pulmonary fibrosis, as reflected in the expression of collagen, extracellular matrix deposition, histology, and lung mechanics, compared to mice on regular diet. We conclude that dietary phytoestrogens play an important role in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis and suggest that phytoestrogens (e.g., genistein) may be useful as part of a therapeutic regimen against hydrochloric acid-induced lung fibrosis and chronic lung dysfunction.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu13103599","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,14]],"date-time":"2021-10-14T22:42:18Z","timestamp":1634251338000},"page":"3599","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":31,"title":["Dietary Phytoestrogens Ameliorate Hydrochloric Acid-Induced Chronic Lung Injury and Pulmonary Fibrosis in Mice"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1705-027X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pavel","family":"Solopov","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23508, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1174-3876","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ruben Manuel Luciano","family":"Colunga Biancatelli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23508, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christiana","family":"Dimitropoulou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23508, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5098-295X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"John D.","family":"Catravas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23508, USA"},{"name":"School of Medical Diagnostic & Translational Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23508, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"16","DOI":"10.1186\/1743-7075-1-16","article-title":"Dietary isoflavones alter regulatory behaviors, metabolic hormones and neuroendocrine function in Long-Evans male rats","volume":"1","author":"Lephart","year":"2004","journal-title":"Nutr. 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