Experts from the University of Milan suggested: estrogen receptors in the liver are important for maintaining fertility, reports The Times of India. The results of the relevant scientific work were published in the journal Cell Metabolism.

Also, scientists believe that the work of these receptors depends on the amino acids that make up the parts of proteins. The results of the study in mice showed how important these processes are in the formation of certain forms of infertility and the metabolic processes associated with menopause, according to the Internet publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. Net However, in the course of scientific work the team of scientists did not immediately pay attention to the liver. Initially, experts believed that the high activity of estrogen receptors and their association with the ability to produce offspring are not related in any way.

In order to test the theory, scientists conducted experiments in mice. In animals, in whose diet there were few protein products, the hormone IGF-1 declined; In parallel, there was a lack of excreted estrogen in the liver. When animals were added to foods high in protein, their reproductive cycles returned to their normal rhythm. And, for example, a diet high in fat and carbohydrates did not have a similar effect.

Specialists came to the conclusion that the dysfunction of the hormone IGF-1 directly depends on the work of estrogen receptors in the liver. The level of the hormone affecting fertility falls, causing disruption of the normal course of the estrous cycle.

"For the first time the study of liver function led to similar results. Now we see how a certain protein diet can affect fertility. In the future, we hope to conduct clinical trials to understand how the liver function affects the menstrual cycle in women and their reproductive functions, "says Adriana Maji.

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