Possible Application of Myo-Inositol and D-Chiro-Inositol in Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
TIAN Dejier
FENG Xiao-ling
Abstract：Inositol as a kind of"bioactines"participates in metabolism and other activities in the body such as immunity,suggesting the potential application in the prevention and treatment of some diseases.Myo-inositol(MI)is the most common form of inositol.If higher animals are deprived inositol,they could show growth arrest and hair loss and other phenomena.D-chiro-inositol(DCI)is one of the nine isomers of inositol with optical activity.The recent studies have showed that DCI not only has the function of promoting liver lipid metabolism,but also has the function of insulin sensitization,lowering blood glucose and improving ovulation in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS).MI combined with DCI can not only improve ovarian function and fertility,but also regulate hormone balance,improve menstrual disorders,and have special physiological functions such as anti-oxidation,anti-aging and anti-inflammation.However,the advantages of the combined application of MI and DCI in the treatment of PCOS,and the doses of combined MI and DCI,etc.,need to be furtherly studied in animal experiments and clinical practice,also including the safety of long-term treatment and individual differential response.
Keywords：Polycystic ovary syndromeInositolMyo-inositolD-chiro-inositolInsulin resistanceTherapy
Publication Date：2024-11-15
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 512-517 )