Carrageenan based hydrogels for drug delivery, tissue engineering and wound healing

R Yegappan, V Selvaprithiviraj, S Amirthalingam… - Carbohydrate …, 2018 - Elsevier
Carrageenan is a class of naturally occurring sulphated polysaccharides, which is currently
a promising candidate in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine as it resemblances …

Vitamin E therapy beyond cancer: Tocopherol versus tocotrienol

HY Peh, WSD Tan, W Liao, WSF Wong - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2016 - Elsevier
The discovery of vitamin E (α-tocopherol) began in 1922 as a vital component required in
reproduction. Today, there are eight naturally occurring vitamin E isoforms, namely α-, β-, γ …

Pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of vitamin E: Nanoformulations to enhance bioavailability

AS Mohd Zaffarin, SF Ng, MH Ng… - International journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Vitamin E belongs to the family of lipid-soluble vitamins and can be divided into two groups,
tocopherols and tocotrienols, with four isomers (alpha, beta, gamma and delta). Although …

Pharmacological potential of tocotrienols: a review

H Ahsan, A Ahad, J Iqbal, WA Siddiqui - Nutrition & metabolism, 2014 - Springer
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 …

Tocotrienols, the vitamin E of the 21st century: its potential against cancer and other chronic diseases

BB Aggarwal, C Sundaram, S Prasad… - Biochemical …, 2010 - Elsevier
Initially discovered in 1938 as a “fertility factor,” vitamin E now refers to eight different
isoforms that belong to two categories, four saturated analogues (α, β, γ, and δ) called …

Rice bran: From waste to nutritious food ingredients

BL Tan, ME Norhaizan, LC Chan - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a principal food for more than half of the world's people. Rice is
predominantly consumed as white rice, a refined grain that is produced during the rice …

Research advancements in palm oil nutrition

CY May, K Nesaretnam - European journal of lipid science and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Palm oil is the major oil produced, with annual world production in excess of 50 million
tonnes. About 85% of global palm oil produced is used in food applications. Over the past …

Vitamin E as a potential interventional treatment for metabolic syndrome: evidence from animal and human studies

SK Wong, KY Chin, FH Suhaimi, F Ahmad… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
A constellation of medical conditions inclusive of central obesity, hyperglycemia,
hypertension, and dyslipidemia is known as metabolic syndrome (MetS). The safest option …

Revisiting the therapeutic potential of tocotrienol

R Ranasinghe, M Mathai, A Zulli - Biofactors, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The therapeutic potential of the tocotrienol group stems from its nutraceutical properties as a
dietary supplement. It is largely considered to be safe when consumed at low doses for …

Effect of bisphenol A on blood glucose, lipid profile and oxidative stress indices in adult male mice

HS Moghaddam, S Samarghandian… - Toxicology …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine-disrupting chemical, has been considered as a possible
risk factor for diabetes and its complications. However, the underlying mechanisms of BPA …