Vitamin E and its anticancer effects

A Abraham, AJ Kattoor, T Saldeen… - Critical reviews in food …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Vitamin E is a lipid soluble vitamin comprising of eight natural isoforms, namely, α, β, δ, γ
isoforms of tocopherol and α, β, δ, γ isoforms of tocotrienol. Many studies have been …

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 …

Tocotrienols: The promising analogues of vitamin E for cancer therapeutics

BL Sailo, K Banik, G Padmavathi, M Javadi… - Pharmacological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Despite the significant advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, it still
remains one of the most fatal diseases in the world due to the lack of sensitive diagnosis …

Therapeutic potential of tocotrienols as chemosensitizers in cancer therapy

BL Sailo, S Chauhan, M Hegde, S Girisa… - Phytotherapy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Chemoresistance is the adaptation of cancer cells against therapeutic agents. When
exhibited by cancer cells, chemoresistance helps them to avoid apoptosis, cause relapse …

γ-Tocotrienol-induced autophagy in malignant mammary cancer cells

RV Tiwari, P Parajuli… - Experimental Biology and …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
γ-Tocotrienol, a member of the vitamin E family of compounds, displays potent
antiproliferative and cytotoxic effects in a variety of cancer cell types at treatment doses that …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic anticancer effect of tocotrienol combined with chemotherapeutic agents or dietary components: a review

T Eitsuka, N Tatewaki, H Nishida, K Nakagawa… - International Journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Tocotrienol (T3), unsaturated vitamin E, is gaining a lot of attention owing to its potent
anticancer effect, since its efficacy is much greater than that of tocopherol (Toc). Various …

Regulation of obesity and metabolic complications by gamma and delta tocotrienols

L Zhao, X Fang, MR Marshall, S Chung - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Tocotrienols (T3s) are a subclass of unsaturated vitamin E that have been extensively
studied for their anti-proliferative, anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory properties in …

Antiproliferative effects of γ-tocotrienol are associated with lipid raft disruption in HER2-positive human breast cancer cells

OA Alawin, RA Ahmed, BA Ibrahim, KP Briski… - The Journal of nutritional …, 2016 - Elsevier
A large percentage of human breast cancers are characterized by excessive or aberrant
HER2 activity. Lipid rafts are specialized microdomains within the plasma membrane that …

Tocotrienol and cancer metastasis

L De Silva, LH Chuah, P Meganathan, JY Fu - Biofactors, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor metastasis involves some of the most complex and dynamic processes in cancer,
often leading to poor quality of life and inevitable death. The search for therapeutic …

Rice bran extract protects from mitochondrial dysfunction in guinea pig brains

S Hagl, A Kocher, C Schiborr, SH Eckert… - Pharmacological …, 2013 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial dysfunction plays a major role in the development of age-related
neurodegenerative diseases and recent evidence suggests that food ingredients can …