The brain is vulnerable to excessive oxidative insults because of its abundant lipid content,
high energy requirements, and weak antioxidant capacity. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) …

Desiccation of plants is often lethal but is tolerated by the majority of seeds and by
vegetative tissues of only a small number of land plants. Desiccation tolerance is an ancient …

Multiple reactive oxygen/nitrogen species induce oxidative stress. Mammals have evolved
with an elaborate defense network against oxidative stress, in which multiple antioxidant …

The endothelium is immunoregulatory in that inhibiting the function of vascular adhesion
molecules blocks leukocyte recruitment and thus tissue inflammation. The function of …

Tocotrienols, members of the vitamin E family, are natural compounds found in a number of
vegetable oils, wheat germ, barley, and certain types of nuts and grains. Like tocopherols …

Abstract α-Tocopherol (α-T) is a required dietary nutrient for humans and thus is a vitamin.
This narrative review focuses on vitamin E structures, functions, biological determinants and …

Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) is recognised as a key essential lipophilic antioxidant in humans
protecting lipoproteins, PUFA, cellular and intra-cellular membranes from damage. The aim …

Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) was discovered nearly 100 years ago because it was required to
prevent fetal resorption in pregnant, vitamin E-deficient rats fed lard-containing diets that …

The early history of vitamin E from its discovery by Herbert M. Evans and Katharine JS
Bishop in 1922 up to its chemical synthesis by Paul Karrer and coworkers in 1938 and the …

Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of mortality in the Western world and
accounts for up to a third of all deaths worldwide. Cardiovascular disease is multifactorial …