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Vitamin E - Therapeutic use
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Definition of 'Vitamin E'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. Common names: Vitamin E |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
3 Aug 2009 
Paclitaxel is a chemotherapeutic agent used for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. 2,5,7,8-Tetramethyl-2R-(4R, 8R-12-trimethyltridecyl) chroman-6-yloxyacetic acid (alpha-TEA) is an analog of vitamin E that inhibits primary tumor growth and ... Read more...
30 Jul 2009 AIM: This study aims to assess the antioxidant property of vitamins E and C in Helicobacter pylori infection, and to determine if adding them to standard triple therapy plus bismuth subcitrate increases the H. pylori eradication rate. METHODS: This ... Read more...
Changes in vitamin E prescribing for Alzheimer patients.
29 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: At the end of 2006, a survey was sent to members of the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) to assess possible changes in prescribing Vitamin E to patients with Alzheimer disease that followed two published reports in ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Vitamin E - Therapeutic use'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Re: Selenium and vitamin E: interesting biology and dashed hope.
25 Aug 2009 - Aerosol delivery of liposomal formulated paclitaxel and vitamin E analog reduces murine mammary tumor burden and metastases. 3 Aug 2009
- Oxidative stress in Helicobacter pylori infection: does supplementation with vitamins C and E increase the eradication rate? 30 Jul 2009
- Changes in vitamin E prescribing for Alzheimer patients. 29 Jun 2009
- Response of vitiligo to narrowband ultraviolet B and oral antioxidants. 29 Jun 2009
- Syndrome of allergy, apraxia, and malabsorption: characterization of a neurodevelopmental phenotype that responds to omega 3 and vitamin E supplementation. 29 Jun 2009
- Pentoxifylline and vitamin E treatment for prevention of radiation-induced side-effects in women with breast cancer: a phase two, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised clinical trial (Ptx-5). 15 Jun 2009
- Selenium, genetic variation, and prostate cancer risk: epidemiology reflects back on selenium and vitamin E cancer prevention trial. 13 Jun 2009
- Effect of homocysteine-lowering treatment with folic Acid and B vitamins on risk of type 2 diabetes in women: a randomized, controlled trial. 31 May 2009
- Cancer prevention: from 1727 to milestones of the past 100 years. 31 May 2009
- Vitamin E, vitamin C, beta carotene, and cognitive function among women with or at risk of cardiovascular disease: The Women's Antioxidant and Cardiovascular Study. 16 May 2009
- Antioxidant supplementation and cancer prevention. 11 May 2009
- Selenium and vitamin E supplementation for cancer prevention. 11 May 2009
- Antioxidant supplementation and cancer prevention. 11 May 2009
- Selenium and vitamin E supplementation for cancer prevention. 11 May 2009
- Chemoprevention of prostate cancer: what can be recommended to patients? 29 Apr 2009
- Pharmacological interventions for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adults and in children: a systematic review. 29 Apr 2009
- World Health Organisation multicentre randomised trial of supplementation with vitamins C and E among pregnant women at high risk for pre-eclampsia in populations of low nutritional status from developing countries. 29 Apr 2009
- Effects of ursodeoxycholic acid in combination with vitamin E on adipokines and apoptosis in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. 26 Apr 2009
- A combination of micronutrients is beneficial in reducing the incidence of prostate cancer and increasing survival in the Lady transgenic model. 26 Apr 2009
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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