Vitamin E - Pharmacology
Research News and Information

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Effects of different levels of vitamin E on growth performance and immune responses of broilers under heat stress.

29 Sep 2009 This experiment was undertaken to evaluate the effect of dietary vitamin E on growth performance and immune response of broilers under heat stress (HS). Birds raised in either a thermoneutral (23.9 degrees C constant) or HS (23.9 to 38 degrees C ... Read more...

Oxidative stress induces anti-hepatitis C virus status via the activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase.

30 Aug 2009 Recently, we reported that beta-carotene, vitamin D(2), and linoleic acid inhibited hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA replication in hepatoma cells. Interestingly, in the course of the study, we found that the antioxidant vitamin E negated the anti-HCV ... Read more...

Polymorphisms at cytokine genes may determine the effect of vitamin E on cytokine production in the elderly.

24 Aug 2009 Vitamin E has been shown to affect cytokine production. However, individual response to vitamin E supplementation varies. Previous studies indicate that cytokine production is heritable and common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) may explain ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Vitamin E - Pharmacology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Effects of different levels of vitamin E on growth performance and immune responses of broilers under heat stress. 29 Sep 2009
• Oxidative stress induces anti-hepatitis C virus status via the activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase. 30 Aug 2009
• Polymorphisms at cytokine genes may determine the effect of vitamin E on cytokine production in the elderly. 24 Aug 2009
• Pro-oxidant-mediated hepatic fibrosis and effects of antioxidant intervention in murine dietary steatohepatitis. 30 Jul 2009
• Hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls increase reactive oxygen species formation and induce cell death in cultured cerebellar granule cells. 20 Jul 2009
• Supplementation with magnesium and vitamin E were more effective than magnesium alone to decrease plasma lipids and blood viscosity in diabetic rats. 29 Jun 2009
• Factors and methods of pig oocyte and embryo quality improvement and their application in reproductive biotechnology. 29 Jun 2009
• Biochemical evidence of atherosclerosis progression mediated by increased oxidative stress in apolipoprotein E-deficient spontaneously hyperlipidemic mice exposed to chronic cigarette smoke. 29 Jun 2009
• Asymmetric dimethylarginine impairs glucose utilization via ROS/TLR4 pathway in adipocytes: an effect prevented by vitamin E. 29 Jun 2009
• Gamma-tocotrienol, a tocol antioxidant as a potent radioprotector. 29 Jun 2009
• Liposomal formulation of alpha-tocopheryl maleamide: in vitro and in vivo toxicological profile and anticancer effect against spontaneous breast carcinomas in mice. 13 Jun 2009
• Vitamin E protects against the mitochondrial damage caused by cyclosporin A in LLC-PK1 cells. 9 Jun 2009
• Topiramate and vitamin e modulate the electroencephalographic records, brain microsomal and blood antioxidant redox system in pentylentetrazol-induced seizure of rats. 8 Jun 2009
• Effects of allopurinol and vitamin E on renal function in patients with cardiac coronary artery bypass grafts. 5 Jun 2009
• Vitamin E does not regress hypercholesterolemic atherosclerosis. 2 Jun 2009
• Effects of vitamins C and E and beta-carotene on the risk of type 2 diabetes in women at high risk of cardiovascular disease: a randomized controlled trial. 31 May 2009
• Investigation into selenium requirement of growing turkeys offered a diet supplemented with two levels of vitamin E. 30 May 2009
• Comparative effects of fatty acids on proinflammatory gene cyclooxygenase 2 and inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in retinal pigment epithelial cells. 30 May 2009
• Effects of acute alcohol consumption and vitamin E co-treatment on oxidative stress parameters in rats tongue. 30 May 2009
• Malathion-induced oxidative stress in human erythrocytes and the protective effect of vitamins C and E in vitro. 30 May 2009

See a longer list of these articles.

Technical information about 'Vitamin E'

Definition: A generic descriptor for all TOCOPHEROLS and TOCOTRIENOLS that exhibit ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL activity. By virtue of the phenolic hydrogen on the 2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol nucleus, these compounds exhibit varying degree of antioxidant activity, depending on the site and number of methyl groups and the type of ISOPRENOIDS.

Registry Number: 1406-18-4

Descriptor UI: D014810

Alternative terms: Vitamin E;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analogs & derivatives; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; biosynthesis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; genetics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; secretion; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Pharmacological Action: Antioxidants; Vitamins;

Tree Number: D03.438.150.909; D03.830.219.909;

Technical Notes: /ther use: coordinate disease with /drug ther, not /diet ther