The role of the status of selected micronutrients in shaping the immune function

I Elmadfa, AL Meyer - Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Objective: This narrative review gives an overview on the essential role of adequate nutrition
to an optimally functioning immune defence. Micronutrients act as regulators of the immune …

Vitamin E and cancer prevention: Studies with different forms of tocopherols and tocotrienols

CS Yang, P Luo, Z Zeng, H Wang… - Molecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract α‐Tocopherol (α‐T) is the major form of vitamin E (VE) in animals and has the
highest activity in carrying out the essential antioxidant functions of VE. Because of the …

Vitamin E beyond its antioxidant label

A Ungurianu, A Zanfirescu, G Nițulescu, D Margină - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vitamin E, comprising tocopherols and tocotrienols, is mainly known as an antioxidant. The
aim of this review is to summarize the molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways linked …

Metabolism of natural forms of vitamin E and biological actions of vitamin E metabolites

Q Jiang - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural forms of vitamin E comprise four tocopherols and four tocotrienols. During the last
twenty years, there have been breakthroughs in our understanding of vitamin E metabolism …

[HTML][HTML] Rice germination and its impact on technological and nutritional properties: A review

LÁ do Nascimento, A Abhilasha, J Singh, MC Elias… - Rice Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Grain germination is a process involving numerous factors that influence the biochemical
processes inside the plant cells. This review covered the abiotic factors that lead to the …

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 …

Different Roles of Tocopherols and Tocotrienols in Chemoprevention and Treatment of Prostate Cancer

Q Jiang - Advances in Nutrition, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The vitamin E family contains α-tocopherol (αT), βT, γT, and δT and α-tocotrienol (TE), βTE,
γTE, and δTE. Research has revealed distinct roles of these vitamin E forms in prostate …

Molecular mechanism of tocotrienol-mediated anticancer properties: a systematic review of the involvement of endoplasmic reticulum stress and unfolded protein …

KL Pang, CW Mai, KY Chin - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Tocotrienol, a type of vitamin E, is well known for its anti-cancer and other
biological activities. This systematic review aims to summarize the involvement of …

Natural forms of vitamin E and metabolites—regulation of cancer cell death and underlying mechanisms

Q Jiang - IUBMB life, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The disappointing results from large clinical studies of α‐tocopherol (αT), the major form of
vitamin E in tissues, for prevention of chronic diseases including cancer have cast doubt on …

Vitamin E delta-tocotrienol and metabolite 13'-carboxychromanol inhibit colitis-associated colon tumorigenesis and modulate gut microbiota in mice

C Yang, Y Zhao, S Im, C Nakatsu, Y Jones-Hall… - The Journal of nutritional …, 2021 - Elsevier
The gut microbiota play important roles in colon cancer. Vitamin E δ-tocotrienol (δTE) and its
metabolite δTE-13′-carboxychromanol (δTE-13′) are known to have cancer-preventive …