Research Article

Developmental and Reproductive Effects of SE5-OH: An Equol-Rich Soy-Based Ingredient

Table 3

Body weight and food consumption in male and female Sprague-Dawley rats during the two-generation reproductive toxicity study.

GenerationF0F1
Dose (mg/kg/day)GenderPeriod (days)020010002000020010002000

Body weight (g)MalePremating0 1 9 5 . 9 ± 6 . 6 1 9 6 . 5 ± 5 . 7 1 9 6 . 2 ± 6 . 3 1 9 5 . 5 ± 6 . 2 5 9 . 6 ± 4 . 9 # 5 9 . 7 ± 5 . 0 5 9 . 4 ± 5 . 7 5 7 . 1 ± 5 . 1
70 5 4 0 . 0 ± 4 7 . 2 5 6 0 . 1 ± 5 6 . 6 5 3 4 . 3 ± 4 6 . 4 5 3 9 . 3 ± 4 1 . 2 4 5 1 . 8 ± 3 5 . 1 461.±32.1 4 4 2 . 8 ± 3 7 . 8 4 4 5 . 5 ± 3 4 . 9
( 𝑛 = 2 6 ) ( 𝑛 = 2 6 ) ( 𝑛 = 2 6 ) ( 𝑛 = 2 6 ) ( 𝑛 = 2 3 ) ( 𝑛 = 2 3 ) ( 𝑛 = 2 1 ) ( 𝑛 = 2 2 )
FemalePremating0 1 5 2 . 2 ± 8 . 5 1 5 2 . 5 ± 6 . 9 1 5 1 . 0 ± 6 . 9 1 5 1 . 2 ± 6 . 8 5 5 . 4 ± 6 . 0 5 7 . 0 ± 5 . 8 5 7 . 6 ± 4 . 8 5 4 . 8 ± 5 . 5
70 3 0 3 . 9 ± 3 5 . 6 2 9 8 . 3 ± 2 1 . 5 2 8 9 . 2 ± 2 2 . 4 2 8 3 . 0 ± 1 9 . 1 2 6 6 . 6 ± 2 2 . 9 2 7 0 . 0 ± 2 6 . 8 2 6 3 . 2 ± 2 1 . 0 2 5 2 . 9 ± 1 7 . 1
( 𝑛 = 2 6 ) ( 𝑛 = 2 6 ) ( 𝑛 = 2 6 ) ( 𝑛 = 2 6 ) ( 𝑛 = 2 4 ) ( 𝑛 = 2 3 ) ( 𝑛 = 2 0 ) ( 𝑛 = 2 2 )
Gestation7 3 3 7 . 9 ± 2 8 . 8 3 3 3 . 9 ± 2 1 . 3 3 2 3 . 3 ± 2 2 . 7 3 1 8 . 5 ± 2 1 3 5 8 . 9 ± 3 2 . 3 3 6 7 . 1 ± 3 4 . 9 3 5 2 . 6 ± 2 9 . 6 3 3 4 . 7 ± 2 0 . 7
14 3 7 1 . 0 ± 2 9 . 5 3 6 4 . 0 ± 2 3 . 3 3 5 5 . 4 ± 2 3 . 8 3 4 9 . 3 ± 2 3 . 4 3 9 5 . 4 ± 3 4 . 4 4 0 0 . 9 ± 3 5 . 5 3 8 3 . 4 ± 2 9 . 6 3 6 7 . 6 ± 2 2 . 9
20 4 4 3 . 0 ± 3 6 . 4 4 4 0 . 2 ± 2 5 . 4 4 3 4 . 7 ± 2 6 . 7 4 2 8 . 9 ± 2 3 . 6 4 7 4 . 9 ± 4 0 . 5 4 7 3 . 3 ± 3 9 . 1 4 5 3 . 9 ± 3 8 . 9 4 3 7 . 3 ± 3 4 . 9
( 𝑛 = 2 5 ) ( 𝑛 = 2 4 ) ( 𝑛 = 2 2 ) ( 𝑛 = 2 2 ) ( 𝑛 = 1 8 ) ( 𝑛 = 1 9 ) ( 𝑛 = 1 9 ) ( 𝑛 = 2 1 )
Lactation21 3 5 5 . 0 ± 2 4 . 2 3 4 5 . 8 ± 2 0 . 4 3 4 5 . 3 ± 2 1 . 7 3 4 3 . 0 ± 1 9 . 5 3 6 5 . 3 ± 2 5 . 6 3 7 0 . 8 ± 2 8 . 0 3 6 8 . 0 ± 2 2 . 8 3 5 5 . 8 ± 1 4 . 8
( 𝑛 = 2 4 )( 𝑛 = 2 3 )( 𝑛 = 2 1 )( 𝑛 = 2 2 )( 𝑛 = 1 8 )( 𝑛 = 1 7 )( 𝑛 = 1 8 )( 𝑛 = 1 9 )

Body weight gain (g)MalePremating0–70 3 4 4 . 1 ± 4 5 . 1 3 6 3 . 6 ± 5 4 . 4 3 3 8 . 1 ± 4 3 . 7 3 4 3 . 8 ± 4 0 . 0 3 9 2 . 3 ± 3 4 . 1 4 0 1 . 8 ± 3 0 . 2 3 8 3 . 4 ± 3 4 . 1 3 8 8 . 4 ± 3 2 . 1
FemalePremating0–70 1 5 1 . 7 ± 3 1 . 1 1 4 5 . 9 ± 2 0 . 4 1 3 8 . 2 ± 1 9 . 3 1 3 1 . 9 ± 1 6 . 5 2 1 1 . 2 ± 2 0 . 8 2 1 3 . 0 ± 2 5 . 0 2 0 5 . 4 ± 1 9 . 3 1 9 8 . 1 ± 1 6 . 9
Gestation0–7 3 3 . 2 ± 7 . 1 3 1 . 3 ± 5 . 5 2 9 . 6 ± 8 . 9 3 0 . 7 ± 7 . 9 3 6 . 8 ± 7 . 7 3 4 . 6 ± 8 . 7 3 2 . 1 ± 9 . 3 3 3 . 3 ± 7 . 9
0–14 6 6 . 3 ± 1 2 . 7 6 1 . 4 ± 8 . 8 6 1 . 7 ± 8 . 0 6 1 . 5 ± 1 2 . 4 7 3 . 2 ± 8 . 4 6 8 . 4 ± 1 2 . 1 6 2 . 8 ± 1 0 . 7 6 6 . 2 ± 1 1 . 8
0–20 1 3 8 . 3 ± 2 2 . 3 1 3 7 . 6 ± 1 6 . 4 1 4 1 . 0 ± 1 1 . 0 1 4 1 . 0 ± 1 8 . 5 1 5 2 . 8 ± 1 3 . 0 1 4 0 . 8 ± 2 4 . 5 1 3 3 . 3 ± 2 0 . 8 1 3 6 . 0 ± 2 6 . 5
Lactation0–21 1 . 6 ± 2 0 . 3 2 . 4 ± 2 0 . 2 6 . 8 ± 2 0 . 8 3 . 4 ± 1 3 . 9 2 0 . 3 ± 2 0 . 5 1 7 . 4 ± 2 5 . 4 7 . 7 ± 2 3 . 4 5 . 5 ± 2 3 . 0

Food consumption (g)MalePremating70 2 6 . 2 ± 1 . 9 2 6 . 9 ± 1 . 8 2 5 . 4 ± 1 . 6 2 5 . 1 ± 1 . 8 3 0 . 5 ± 2 . 0 3 1 . 3 ± 1 . 8 2 9 . 0 ± 1 . 8 2 8 . 9 ± 1 . 9
FemalePremating70 1 9 . 0 ± 1 . 7 1 8 . 5 ± 1 . 6 1 7 . 6 ± 1 . 2 1 6 . 3 ± 0 . 9 2 0 . 3 ± 2 . 1 2 0 . 6 ± 1 . 5 1 9 . 2 ± 1 . 3 1 7 . 5 ± 1 . 1
Gestation7 2 2 . 6 ± 1 . 7 2 2 . 1 ± 1 . 9 2 0 . 7 ± 2 . 1 2 0 . 4 ± 2 . 4 2 4 . 4 ± 1 . 9 2 4 . 3 ± 2 . 9 2 2 . 6 ± 3 . 1 2 1 . 4 ± 2 . 1
14 2 4 . 8 ± 2 . 4 2 4 . 2 ± 2 . 2 2 3 . 1 ± 2 . 0 2 2 . 8 ± 2 . 3 2 6 . 3 ± 2 . 2 2 6 . 3 ± 2 . 8 2 4 . 7 ± 2 . 6 2 3 . 7 ± 2 . 6
20 2 6 . 0 ± 2 . 4 2 5 . 7 ± 2 . 6 2 6 . 0 ± 2 . 2 2 5 . 1 ± 2 . 1 2 7 . 7 ± 2 . 1 2 6 . 3 ± 2 . 5 2 5 . 8 ± 2 . 1 2 6 . 4 ± 2 . 6
Lactation21 6 8 . 4 ± 8 . 5 6 8 . 8 ± 3 . 7 6 9 . 4 ± 4 . 0 6 7 . 4 ± 5 . 4 6 7 . 2 ± 6 . 6 6 7 . 9 ± 5 . 3 6 4 . 1 ± 6 . 4 6 5 . 7 ± 9 . 2

Mean ± standard deviation; significantly different from control: 𝑃 < . 0 5 , 𝑃 < . 0 1 ; # the start of dosing for the F 0 groups was at six weeks of age. The start of dosing for the F 1 group was on day 21 postparturition, to maintain SE5-OH ingestion via lactation; 𝑛 : number of male and female rats per dose group.